Shloka 46
Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)
सारस्वतं मुनिश्रेष्ठमिदमूचु: समागता: । अस्मानध्यापयस्वेति तानुवाच ततो मुनि:
sārasvataṃ muniśreṣṭham idam ūcuḥ samāgatāḥ | asmān adhyāpayasveti tān uvāca tato muniḥ ||
Ang mga nagkatipon ay lumapit kay Sārasvata, ang pinakadakila sa mga pantas, at nakiusap: “Turuan mo kami.” Pagkaraan nito, nagsalita ang pantas sa kanila—isang tagpo ng marangal na paglapit sa pagkatuto, kung saan ang kaalaman ay hinihingi sa pagpapakumbaba at ipinagkakaloob sa pahintulot at paggabay ng guro.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Learning is approached through respectful petition and readiness to be instructed; the verse highlights the ethical posture of students—humility and earnest seeking—and the responsibility of the sage to respond with guidance.
A group of people gathers and requests the sage Sārasvata to teach them. After their request—“Teach us”—the sage begins to speak, marking the transition into an instructional or explanatory passage.