Shloka 1
Adhyaya 4 — Jaimini Meets the Dharmapakshis: Four Doubts on the Mahabharata and the Opening of Narayana Doctrine
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे विन्ध्यप्राप्तिर्नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः ।
चतुर्थोऽध्यायः ।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच—
एवं ते द्रोणतनयाः पक्षिणो ज्ञानिनोऽभवन् ।
वसन्ति ह्यचले विन्ध्ये तानुपास्व च पृच्छ च ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe vindhyaprāptir nāma tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ |
caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ |
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca—
evaṃ te droṇatanayāḥ pakṣiṇo jñānino 'bhavan |
vasanti hyacale vindhye tān upāsva ca pṛccha ca ||
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ மார்கண்டேய புராணத்தின் ‘விந்த்யாகமனம்’ எனப்படும் மூன்றாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது. இப்போது நான்காம் அத்தியாயம் தொடங்குகிறது. மார்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—இவ்விதம் துரோணரின் புதல்வர்களான அந்த தர்மபக்ஷி பறவைகள் ஞானமடைந்தன. அவர்கள் விந்த்ய மலைவில் வாழ்கின்றனர்; நீ அவர்களிடம் சென்று, சேவை செய்து, கேள்விகள் கேள்।
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FAQs
Knowledge is approached through humility and right method: first upāsanā (respectful attendance/service), then praśna (disciplined inquiry). The verse sets a dhārmic pedagogy—wisdom is not merely taken, but received through proper relationship and conduct.
Primarily an ākhyāna/frame-setting passage rather than a direct pañcalakṣaṇa unit. Indirectly it supports ‘vaṃśānucarita’/narrative continuity by establishing the sages/birds who will transmit dharma and purāṇic knowledge.
The ‘birds’ symbolize elevated vision (dṛṣṭi) and mobility across realms of meaning; their abode on the Vindhya suggests a liminal, tapas-charged landscape where worldly and spiritual knowledge meet. ‘Upāsva ca pṛccha ca’ encodes an inner discipline: stabilize the mind in reverent attention (upāsanā) before seeking conceptual clarity (praśna).