Shloka 1
स्कन्दसेनापत्याभिषेकः
Skanda’s Consecration as Devasenāpati
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Vaiśampāyana uvāca — śrutvemāṃ dharmasaṃyuktāṃ dharmarājaḥ kathāṃ śubhām | punaḥ papraccha tam ṛṣiṃ Mārkaṇḍeyam idaṃ tadā ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Tendo ouvido esta narrativa auspiciosa, impregnada de dharma, Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) voltou a interrogar o sábio Mārkaṇḍeya do seguinte modo.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dharma as something learned through attentive listening to ethically grounded narratives and then deepened through respectful questioning of a wise teacher—an ideal model of moral inquiry.
After hearing an auspicious, dharma-centered story, Yudhiṣṭhira (called Dharmarāja) continues the dialogue by asking the sage Mārkaṇḍeya another question; Vaiśampāyana reports this transition.