Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
विज्ञानं तत्र यच्चास्ति तदन्यत्र न विद्यते ।
प्राज्ञानामप्यसौ तात सर्वसन्देहहृत्तमः ॥
vijñānaṃ tatra yaccāsti tad anyatra na vidyate | prājñānām apy asau tāta sarva-sandeha-hṛt-tamaḥ ||
అక్కడ ఉన్న వివేకబుద్ధి మరెక్కడా లభించదు. ప్రియ బాలకా, ఆ ఉపదేశమే జ్ఞానులకైనా సమస్త సందేహాలను తొలగించే పరమ సాధనం.
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True ‘vijñāna’ (discriminative clarity) is portrayed as uniquely effective: it resolves hesitation and uncertainty even for learned persons. Ethically, this supports steadfast practice grounded in right understanding rather than wavering opinion.
Primarily ancillary dharma/ācāra instruction rather than a core pancalakṣaṇa topic; it aligns most closely with didactic material supporting Dharma (not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita).
‘Removal of doubt’ functions as an inner purification: when the mind’s indecision is cut, intention (saṅkalpa) becomes one-pointed, enabling extraordinary attainment that later verses illustrate through analogies.