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Shloka 15

अनुक्रमणिकाध्यायः (Anukramaṇikā Adhyāya) — Invocation, Narrator Frame, and Textual Scope

कृताभिषेका: शुचय: कृतजप्याहुताग्नय: । भवन्त आसने स्वस्था ब्रवीमि किमहं द्विजा:,इस समय आप सभी स्नान, संध्या-वन्दन, जप और अग्निहोत्र आदि करके शुद्ध हो अपने-अपने आसनपर स्वस्थचित्तसे विराजमान हैं। आज्ञा कीजिये, मैं आपलोगोंको क्‍या सुनाऊँ? क्‍या मैं आपलोगोंको धर्म और अर्थके गूढ़ रहस्यसे युक्त, अन्तःकरणको शुद्ध करनेवाली भिन्न-भिन्न पुराणोंकी कथा सुनाऊँ अथवा उदारचरित महानुभाव ऋषियों एवं सम्राटोंके पवित्र इतिहास?

kṛtābhiṣekāḥ śucayaḥ kṛtajapyāhutāgnayaḥ | bhavanta āsane svasthā bravīmi kim ahaṃ dvijāḥ ||

ท่านทั้งหลายได้ชำระกายด้วยพิธีอาบน้ำแล้วเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์ ได้สวดญปะและถวายอาหุติลงสู่อัคนีศักดิ์สิทธิ์แล้ว. บัดนี้ท่านนั่งสงบอยู่บนอาสนะของตน. จงบอกเถิด โอทวิชะทั้งหลาย—ข้าควรสาธยายสิ่งใดให้ท่านฟัง?

कृताभिषेकाःhaving performed the consecratory bath/ablution
कृताभिषेकाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृताभिषेक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शुचयःpure, clean
शुचयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कृतजप्याहुताग्नयःhaving performed japa and offerings into the fire (agnihotra)
कृतजप्याहुताग्नयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतजप्याहुताग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भवन्तःyou (honorific), sirs
भवन्तः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
आसनेon the seat
आसने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआसन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
स्वस्थाःcomposed, at ease
स्वस्थाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ब्रवीमिI say / I speak
ब्रवीमि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
द्विजाःO twice-born (brahmins)
द्विजाः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Plural
D
dvijāḥ (the twice-born/Brahmin audience)
Ā
āsana (seats)
A
agni (sacred fire)

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds the ethics of sacred listening: a purified, composed audience (after bathing, japa, and fire-offerings) is fit to receive elevating narratives. It also distinguishes two complementary modes of instruction—Purāṇic teachings that refine inner purity and subtle dharma/artha, and itihāsa-like histories of exemplary sages and kings that model righteous conduct.

The reciter addresses an assembly of Brahmins who have completed their morning rites and are seated calmly. He asks their permission and preference regarding what kind of sacred material they wish to hear—Purāṇic kathā or the holy histories of great ṛṣis and emperors.