Shloka 11
उग्रश्रवाः सूतः नैमिषारण्ये — Sauti at Naimiṣāraṇya
Protocol of Epic Recitation
यत्र ब्रह्मर्षप: सिद्धा: सुखासीना धृतव्रता: । यज्ञायतनमा॒श्रित्य सूतपुत्रपुर:सरा:,तदनन्तर विप्रशिरोमणि शौनकजी क्रमश: सब कार्योंका विधिपूर्वक सम्पादन करके वैदिक स्तुतियोंद्वारा देववाओंको और जलकी अंजलिद्वारा पितरोंको तृप्त करनेके पश्चात् उस स्थानपर आये, जहाँ उत्तम व्रतधारी सिद्ध-ब्रह्मर्षिगण यज्ञमण्डपमें सूतजीको आगे विराजमान करके सुखपूर्वक बैठे थे
yatra brahmarṣayaḥ siddhāḥ sukhāsīnā dhṛtavratāḥ | yajñāyatanam āśritya sūtaputrapuraḥsarāḥ ||
“(Fui) àquele lugar onde os brahmarṣis consumados—firmes em seus votos—estavam sentados com serenidade, abrigados no recinto do sacrifício, com o filho do Sūta (Ugraśravas) colocado à frente.”
उत्तड़क उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic order in sacred learning: disciplined sages gather in a consecrated space and uphold proper precedence and procedure so that the transmission of sacred history occurs with reverence and restraint.
Uttanka describes arriving at a sacrificial venue where perfected brahmarṣis are seated comfortably, steadfast in vows, with the Sūta’s son (the designated storyteller, Ugraśravas) placed in front—setting the stage for formal recitation and listening.