Shloka 2
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
अहो पितृप्रसादेन भवतां ज्ञानमीदृशम् ।
येन तिर्यक्त्वमप्येतत् प्राप्य मोहस्तिरस्कृतः ॥
aho pitṛ-prasādena bhavatāṃ jñānam īdṛśam /
yena tiryaktvam apy etat prāpya mohas tiraskṛtaḥ
अहो पितृप्रसादात् तवैतादृशी विद्या जाता, यया पशुभावमपि प्राप्तस्य मोहः परित्यक्तः।
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FAQs
Birth-status does not finally determine spiritual capacity; cultivated saṃskāra and the blessings of elders can sustain clarity even in adverse conditions. The verse also affirms reverence to parents/teachers as a dharmic support for jñāna.
Didactic reflection within the frame story; not a five-lakṣaṇa cosmological element.
‘Tiryaktva’ symbolizes a mind pulled by instinct; the claim that moha is dispelled indicates mastery over instinctual drives through prior purification and grace.