Shloka 9
ययाति–अष्टक–प्रतर्दन संवादः | Yayāti’s Dialogue with Aṣṭaka and Pratardana on Merit, Gifts, and Ethical Restraint
तस्य विस्तीर्णयशस: सत्यकीर्तेर्महात्मन: । चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि दिवि चेह च सर्वश:,उनका यश चारों ओर फैला था। मैं उन सत्यकीर्ति महात्मा ययातिका चरित्र, जो इहलोक और स्वर्गलोकमें सर्वत्र प्रसिद्ध है, सुनना चाहता हूँ
tasya vistīrṇayaśasaḥ satyakīrter mahātmanaḥ | caritaṃ śrotum icchāmi divi ceha ca sarvaśaḥ ||
Wika ni Janamejaya: “Malawak ang pagkalat ng kanyang katanyagan. Nais kong marinig nang ganap ang buhay at mga gawa ng dakilang kaluluwang iyon, na ang dangal ay nakaugat sa katotohanan—pinupuri sa lahat ng dako, sa langit at dito sa lupa.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of reputation rooted in truth (satyakīrti) and frames ethical biography as worthy of study: one should seek to learn from the lives of the truly noble, whose fame arises from righteous conduct rather than mere power.
King Janamejaya expresses his desire to hear a detailed account of a renowned great-souled figure’s life and deeds, emphasizing that this person’s fame is universally known—both among humans and in the celestial realm—thereby prompting the narrator to continue the story.