Shloka 2
मन्दर-समुद्रमन्थन-वर्णनम् / Description of the Churning of the Ocean with Mount Mandara
मधुरं कथ्यते सौम्य श्लक्ष्णाक्षरपदं त्वया । प्रीयामहे भूशं तात पितेवेदं प्रभाषसे,सौम्य! आप बड़ी मधुर कथा कहते हैं। उसका एक-एक अक्षर और एक-एक पद कोमल है। तात! इसे सुनकर हमें बड़ी प्रसन्नता होती है। आप अपने पिता लोमहर्षणकी भाँति ही प्रवचन कर रहे हैं
madhuraṁ kathyate saumya ślakṣṇākṣarapadaṁ tvayā | prīyāmahe bhūśaṁ tāta pitevendaṁ prabhāṣase ||
O mahinahong ginoo, napakatamis ng iyong pagsasalaysay; bawat pantig at bawat salitang binibigkas mo’y banayad at kaaya-aya. Anak, labis ang aming galak sa pakikinig—ang iyong pangangaral ay wari’y tinig ng iyong ama, si Lomaharṣaṇa, habang ikaw ay nagsasalita sa aming harapan.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical value of refined, gentle, and truthful narration: speech that is sweet and well-formed brings joy to listeners and sustains the authority of a teaching lineage (guru–śiṣya/paramparā).
In the Naimiṣāraṇya frame-story, Śaunaka addresses the Sūta narrator (Ugraśravas), praising the sweetness and polish of his recitation and noting that he speaks in a manner reminiscent of his father Lomaharṣaṇa.