Shloka 5
Ruru–Pramadvarā: Lineage, Fosterage, Betrothal, and the Snakebite Crisis (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 8)
ऋषिरासीन्महान् पूर्व तपोविद्यासमन्वित: । स्थूलकेश इति ख्यात: सर्वभूतहिते रत:,पूर्वकालमें स्थूलकेश नामसे विख्यात एक तप और विद्यासे सम्पन्न महर्षि थे; जो समस्त प्राणियोंके हितमें लगे रहते थे
ṛṣir āsīn mahān pūrvaṁ tapo-vidyā-samanvitaḥ | sthūlakeśa iti khyātaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite rataḥ ||
กาลก่อนมีฤๅษีผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ผู้ประกอบด้วยตบะและวิชชาศักดิ์สิทธิ์ เป็นที่รู้จักในนาม ‘สถูลเกศ’ ท่านอุทิศตนเพื่อประโยชน์สุขแห่งสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
True greatness in the epic is marked not only by tapas (austerity) and vidyā (learning) but by active commitment to sarva-bhūta-hita—the welfare of all living beings—linking spiritual attainment with universal ethical concern.
Śaunaka introduces an earlier exemplary sage named Sthūlakeśa, describing his qualities—ascetic discipline, learning, and benevolence—as a prelude to the account in which this figure will become relevant.