Shloka 46
Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema
एतत्सर्वं यथातत्वमाख्यातं द्विजसत्तमाः । मुनीनां धर्मनित्यानां लोकतंत्रमनुत्तमम्
etatsarvaṃ yathātatvamākhyātaṃ dvijasattamāḥ | munīnāṃ dharmanityānāṃ lokataṃtramanuttamam
एतत्सर्वं यथातत्त्वं द्विजसत्तमाः, मया व्याख्यातम्—धर्मनित्यैर्मुनिभिर्धृतं लोकतन्त्रमनुत्तमम्।
Narrator/teacher voice within the dialogue (addressing 'dvijasattamāḥ')
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतत्सर्वं = एतत् + सर्वम्; यथातत्वमाख्यातम् = यथातत्त्वम् + आख्यातम्; लोकतंत्रमनुत्तमम् = लोकतन्त्रम् + अनुत्तमम्.
FAQs
Here 'lokatantra' indicates the framework that sustains society and the cosmos—norms of right conduct, governance, and dharmic order taught and preserved by the sages.
They are sages described as consistently established in dharma—models of disciplined living and transmitters of authoritative teachings that guide the world.
Truthful teaching and fidelity to dharma are presented as the highest support of worldly order: knowledge should be stated 'as it is' and aligned with righteous conduct.