Shloka 4
सौतिर्वाच एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा व्यासशिष्य: प्रतापवान् । आचचक्षेड्थ यद् वृत्तं तत् सर्व वेदतत्त्ववित्,सौति कहते हैं--राजाके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर व्यासजीके प्रतापी शिष्य वेदतत्त्वज्ञ वैशम्पायनजी वह सब प्रसंग सुनाने लगे
sautir uvāca evam uktas tato rājñā vyāsaśiṣyaḥ pratāpavān | ācacakṣed atha yad vṛttaṃ tat sarvaṃ vedatattvavit ||
सौतिरुवाच—एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा व्यासशिष्यः प्रतापवान् । आचचक्षेऽथ यद्वृत्तं तत्सर्वं वेदतत्त्ववित् ॥
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic learning: truth is approached through respectful questioning by the listener and careful, authoritative narration by a qualified teacher in a recognized lineage (Vyāsa → Vaiśampāyana).
After the king’s question, Vaiśampāyana—Vyāsa’s renowned disciple and a knower of Vedic truth—begins to narrate the full account of the events, as introduced by Sauti in the frame narrative.