Shloka 29
Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas — Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
सुकेशिरुवाच भवद्भिरुक्ता ये धर्माः शाश्वता द्वादशाव्ययाः तत्र ये मानवा धर्मास्तान् भूयो वक्तुमर्हथ
sukeśiruvāca bhavadbhiruktā ye dharmāḥ śāśvatā dvādaśāvyayāḥ tatra ye mānavā dharmāstān bhūyo vaktumarhatha
సుకేశి చెప్పింది—మీరు చెప్పిన ధర్మాలు శాశ్వతమైనవి, పన్నెండు, అవ్యయమైనవి. వాటిలో మానవులకు సంబంధించిన ధర్మాలను దయచేసి మరల వివరంగా చెప్పండి।
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FAQs
The verse frames dharma as both universal (eternal) and particular (needing a focused exposition for humans). It also models the Purāṇic method: inquiry (praśna) is the gateway to clarified ethical teaching.
Falls under Vamśānucarita/Ācāra-oriented Purāṇic instruction rather than pure genealogy: it is didactic dharma material embedded in narrative dialogue (a common Purāṇic technique).
Sukeśi’s request signals a hierarchy of applicability: while dharma permeates all yonis, human birth is treated as uniquely suited for conscious, articulated ethical practice requiring explicit teaching.