व्यास उवाच । सर्वज्ञोसि कुलीनोसि साधु पृष्टं त्वयानघ । कथयिष्याम्यहं सर्वमखिलेन युधिष्ठिर
vyāsa uvāca | sarvajñosi kulīnosi sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayānagha | kathayiṣyāmyahaṃ sarvamakhilena yudhiṣṭhira
Vyāsa disse: «És perspicaz e de nobre conduta; bem perguntaste, ó irrepreensível. Contar-te-ei tudo por inteiro, ó Yudhiṣṭhira.»
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (narrative gateway)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Vyāsa blesses the question, assuring a complete account; the moment is calm, pedagogical, and formal.
Right inquiry (śubha praśna) and receptivity to teaching are praised as gateways to sacred knowledge.
No site is specified yet; it is the preface to a descriptive section.
None; the verse establishes the teaching context.