Shloka 49
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
उवाचेदं ततो वाक्यं महर्षिस्तां महातपाः ।
uvācedaṃ tato vākyaṃ maharṣis tāṃ mahātapāḥ
अथ स महर्षिः शक्ततपाः तां प्रति वाक्यमिदं जगाद॥
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FAQs
The verse functions as a formal narrative hinge: authoritative teaching is signaled by identifying the speaker as a maharṣi and mahātapāḥ, implying that what follows is grounded in tapas (discipline) and ṛṣi-tradition, and therefore worthy of attentive reception.
This line itself is a framing device rather than a pancalakṣaṇa topic. It introduces discourse that may later touch sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita, but verse 1.49 is best classified as ‘ākhyāna-prastāva’ (narrative preface) supporting the Purāṇic transmission format.
Esoterically, the emphasis on ‘mahātapas’ indicates that true speech (vāṇī) gains potency and reliability through inner heat/discipline (tapas). The movement ‘tataḥ…uvāca’ marks the descent of insight into articulated teaching—knowledge becoming communicable for the listener’s transformation.