Shloka 9
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
तथा तात कृतं ह्येतद् व्यासेनोदारकर्मणा ।
यथा व्याप्तं महाशास्त्रं विरोधैर्नाभिभूयते ॥
tathā tāta kṛtaṃ hy etad vyāsenodārakarmaṇā / yathā vyāptaṃ mahāśāstraṃ virodhair nābhibhūyate
तस्मात् प्रिय! एतद् व्यासेन महाकर्मणा एवमभ्यरचितम्—यथा महद् महाशास्त्रं सर्वार्थसमाहारं स्यात्, न च विरोधैः पराभूयते।
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FAQs
Scriptural tradition is presented as intentionally ordered: Vyāsa’s role is to arrange a vast body of teaching so that it remains coherent. Ethically, it encourages the listener to approach apparent conflicts with interpretive care rather than dismissing the tradition as self-contradictory.
This verse functions as an introductory, meta-textual statement about the Purāṇa’s composition and authority rather than directly detailing the pancalakṣaṇa topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It supports the framework within which those five characteristics will be narrated.
‘Mahāśāstra’ as ‘all-pervading’ suggests a unity beneath diverse narratives. ‘Not overcome by contradictions’ hints at an underlying integrative principle (dharma/ṛta) that reconciles multiple viewpoints—inviting the seeker to read the Purāṇa as layered teaching rather than a flat chronicle.