Shloka 9
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
ते तु सर्वे महाभागा: समागम्य महाव्रता: । आहूय सरितां श्रेष्ठामिदं वचनमन्रुवन्,उन सभी महान् व्रतधारी महाभाग ऋषियोंने मिलकर सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ सरस्वतीको बुलाकर पूछा--
te tu sarve mahābhāgāḥ samāgamya mahāvratāḥ | āhūya saritāṃ śreṣṭhām idaṃ vacanam abruvan ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan, ang lahat ng mapalad na pantas na matatag sa dakilang panata ay nagtipon. Tinawag nila si Sarasvatī—ang pinakadakila sa mga ilog—at nagsalita sa kanya ng ganitong mga salita.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic mode of seeking knowledge: disciplined sages (mahāvratāḥ) assemble in unity and approach a sacred entity (Sarasvatī) with reverence, implying that right inquiry is grounded in self-restraint, humility, and respect for sacred sources.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a group of eminent, vow-observing sages gather together and summon Sarasvatī, the foremost river, and then begin to question or address her—setting up a dialogue or request that follows in subsequent verses.