Shloka 1
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vaiśampāyana uvāca: śrutvā dharmān aśeṣeṇa pāvanāni ca sarvaśaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śāntanavaṃ punar evābhyabhāṣata ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Matapos marinig nang buo ang mga aral tungkol sa dharma—kasama ang mga dalisay na tuntuning nakapapawi ng kasalanan sa lahat ng paraan—muling nagsalita si Haring Yudhiṣṭhira, anak ni Dharma, kay Bhīṣma, anak ni Śāntanu, upang magtanong.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical learning is not merely theoretical: after hearing dharma in its entirety, one should return with focused questions to clarify practice. The verse highlights dharma as intrinsically purifying (pāvana) and portrays sincere inquiry as part of righteous conduct.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, having listened to Bhīṣma’s extensive discourse on dharma and purifying teachings, speaks to him again—setting up the next request, traditionally leading into the teaching connected with the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma.