Shloka 29
Adhyaya 4 — Jaimini Meets the Dharmapakshis: Four Doubts on the Mahabharata and the Opening of Narayana Doctrine
तस्माद्वदस्व विश्रब्धं सन्दिग्धं यद्वि भारत ।
वक्ष्यामस्तव धर्मज्ञ न चेनमोहो भविष्यति ॥
tasmād vadasva viśrabdhaṃ sandigdhaṃ yad vai bhārate / vakṣyāmas tava dharmajña na cen moho bhaviṣyati
เพราะฉะนั้น โอ ภารตะ จงกล่าวความสงสัยใด ๆ ของท่านโดยไม่ต้องเกรงใจเถิด เราผู้รู้ธรรมจักอธิบายแก่ท่าน เพื่อมิให้ความหลงเกิดขึ้นในท่าน
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FAQs
The verse affirms a classical dharmic pedagogy: doubts should be stated openly and resolved through instruction, because unclarified uncertainty becomes moha (confusion) and leads to faulty judgment and action. It also models a compassionate teacher-student ethic—inviting candid questioning without fear.
This verse is part of the Purāṇic frame-dialogue apparatus rather than a direct instance of the five topics. Indirectly it functions as a 'prastāvanā' (introductory connective tissue) that enables later exposition of pancalakṣaṇa materials such as manvantara, vaṃśa, and vaṃśānucarita.
On an inner level, 'sandigdha' (doubt) is a veil that thickens into 'moha' (delusion). The invitation to speak 'viśrabdha' (without reserve) symbolizes opening the mind-heart to truthful inquiry; instruction (śravaṇa/manana) is presented as the remedy that prevents the mind from falling into भ्रम (confusion) and misidentification.