Shloka 26
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
सर्वमेतन्महाभाग ! श्रूयतां मे समाधिना ।
यथाश्रुतं मया पूर्वं दक्षस्य गदतो मुने ॥
sarvam etan mahābhāga! śrūyatāṃ me samādhinā |
yathāśrutaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ dakṣasya gadato mune ||
शुभभाग्यवन्, एकाग्रचित्तः सर्वमेतन्मत्तः शृणु; यथा पूर्वं दक्षवक्त्रात् मया श्रुतं, हे मुनि॥
FAQs
The verse elevates disciplined listening (śravaṇa) and mental one-pointedness (samādhi) as prerequisites for grasping metaphysical teaching—an ethical cue toward humility and attentiveness.
Introductory to Sarga/Pratisarga material: it sets the pedagogical frame for a creation/doctrine narrative rather than giving genealogy or manvantara details.
‘Samādhi’ here functions as a bridge between Purāṇic narration and yogic interiorization: cosmology is not merely external history but a contemplative map to be realized inwardly.