Shloka 6
श्रुत्वा माहात्म्यमेतस्य देहिनां परमात्मन: । जनमेजयो महाप्राज्ञो वैशम्पायनमब्रवीत्,परम बुद्धिमान् जनमेजयने समस्त प्राणियोंके आत्मस्वरूप इन परमात्मा नारायणदेवका माहात्म्य सुनकर उनसे इस प्रकार कहा
śrutvā māhātmyam etasya dehināṃ paramātmanaḥ | janamejayo mahāprājño vaiśampāyanam abravīt |
ครั้นสดับมหิมาของปรมาตมัน—ผู้เป็นอาตมันภายในของสรรพสัตว์ผู้มีร่างกาย—แล้ว พระราชาชนเมชยะผู้ทรงปรีชาญาณยิ่งจึงตรัสแก่ไวศัมปายนะ
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the doctrine that the Paramātman is the inner Self of all embodied beings; hearing this divine greatness prompts inquiry, indicating that true understanding of dharma is pursued through attentive listening and further questioning.
After hearing a description of the Supreme Self’s greatness, King Janamejaya—portrayed as highly intelligent—turns to the sage Vaiśampāyana and speaks, marking a transition to the next question or explanation in the discourse.