तस्यामासीद्द्विजश्रेष्ठो गोकर्ण इति विश्रुतः । वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नः सर्वशास्त्रविचक्षणः
tasyāmāsīddvijaśreṣṭho gokarṇa iti viśrutaḥ | vedādhyayanasaṃpannaḥ sarvaśāstravicakṣaṇaḥ
Nessa cidade vivia um brāhmaṇa excelente, célebre pelo nome de Gokarṇa—pleno no estudo dos Vedas e perspicaz em todos os śāstras.
Sūta (deduced from narrative context; explicit speaker appears at 8 as “Sūta uvāca”)
Purāṇic dharma honors learning and discernment: Vedic study joined with śāstra-knowledge is praised as an ideal Brahminical virtue.
Madhurā is the sacred setting where the exemplary Brahmin Gokarṇa resides.
No direct ritual instruction; the verse characterizes Gokarṇa’s qualifications as rooted in Vedic recitation and śāstric mastery.