आनर्त उवाच । नागवल्ली कथं जाता कस्माद्दोषो महान्स्मृतः । अयथावद्भक्षणाच्च तन्मे वक्तुमिहार्हसि
ānarta uvāca | nāgavallī kathaṃ jātā kasmāddoṣo mahānsmṛtaḥ | ayathāvadbhakṣaṇācca tanme vaktumihārhasi
आनर्त उवाच—नागवल्ली कथं जाता कस्माद्दोषो महान् स्मृतः। अयथावद्भक्षणाच्च तन्मे वक्तुमिहार्हसि॥
Ānarta
Listener: Viśvāmitra
Scene: The king asks for the origin story of nāgavallī and the reason a great fault is associated with improper consumption—anticipating a mythic backstory.
Dharma encourages inquiry into origins and rules so practice is informed, not careless.
The inquiry is situated within the Śaṃkhatīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
It flags the concern about ayathāvat-bhakṣaṇa (improper consumption), prompting the forthcoming rule/explanation.
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