Shloka 77

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

Devanagari script

शुकप्रश्नाभिगमन ब्रह्म॒प्रश्नानुशासनम्‌ । प्रादुर्भावश्व दुर्वास: संवादश्वैव मायया,फिर शुकप्रश्नाभिगमन, ब्रह्मप्रश्नानुशासन, दुर्वासाका प्रादुर्भाव और मायासंवादपर्व हैं

Transliteration

śukapraśnābhigamana brahmapraśnānūśāsanam | prādurbhāvaś ca durvāsāḥ saṃvādaś caiva māyayā |

Translation

Рама сказал: «Вот разделы: приход, связанный с вопросами Шуки; наставление по вопросам, относящимся к Брахме; явление мудреца Дурвасы; и беседа о Майе».

Word by Word

शुकप्रश्नाभिगमनम्the coming/approach for (answering) Śuka’s questions

ब्रह्मप्रश्नानुशासनम्the instruction/teaching concerning Brahman-questions

प्रादुर्भावःthe manifestation/appearance

चand

दुर्वासाःDurvāsā (the sage)

संवादःthe dialogue/conversation

चand

एवindeed/just

माययाby/with Māyā (illusion/magic; a personified figure in context)

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Śuka

Brahmā/Brahman

Durvāsā

Māyā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse signals a learning sequence: sincere questioning leads to structured instruction; encounters with powerful sages test one’s restraint and dharma; and the theme of māyā highlights the need for discernment between appearance and truth.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (Rāma) enumerates upcoming or constituent narrative units—Śuka’s approach with questions, teachings on Brahmā/Brahman-related questions, the appearance of Durvāsā, and a dialogue connected with Māyā—serving as a thematic outline.