Shloka 27
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा यद्वृत्तं नन्दने पुरा ।
शक्रस्याप्यसरसां चैव नारदस्य च सङ्गमे ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā yadvṛttaṃ nandane purā / śakrasyāpyasarasāṃ caiva nāradasya ca saṅgame
మార్కండేయుడు అన్నాడు—జాగ్రత్తగా వినుము; నేను చెప్పునట్లు; పూర్వకాలంలో నందనవనంలో శక్రుడు (ఇంద్రుడు), అప్సరసలు, నారదుడు కలిసిన సమాగమంలో జరిగినది.
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FAQs
The verse establishes the Purāṇic teaching method: attentive listening (āvahita) precedes receiving dharmic or instructive narrative. The ethical cue is that sacred history is transmitted through disciplined śravaṇa (hearing) and mindful receptivity.
This line functions as narrative preface rather than directly presenting one of the five (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It most closely supports vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna-style presentation—introducing an episode that may later serve genealogical, manvantara, or dharmic exposition.
Nandana (Indra’s garden) symbolizes refined enjoyment and celestial privilege; the presence of Nārada—often a catalyst who tests pride or redirects beings toward dharma—signals that even in ‘heavenly’ contexts, deeper instruction is about to unfold. The call to be ‘āvahita’ indicates inner concentration as the true gateway to meaning beyond the pleasant surface of the setting.