Shloka 2
Adhyāya 241: Guṇa-sṛṣṭi, Kṣetrajña-sākṣitva, and Śama through Ātma-jñāna (गुणसृष्टिः, क्षेत्रज्ञसाक्षित्वं, शमः)
एतद् वै श्रोतुमिच्छामि तद् भवान् प्रब्रवीतु मे । एतच्चान्योन्यवैरूप्ये वर्तेते प्रतिकूलत:
etad vai śrotum icchāmi tad bhavān prabravītu me | etac cānyonya-vairūpye vartete pratikūlataḥ ||
Wika ni Śuka: “Ito nga ang nais kong marinig; kaya ipaliwanag po ninyo sa akin. At paano nangyayari na, dahil sa pagbaluktot sa isa’t isa at sa pagsasalungatan, ang mga bagay na ito ay umuusad sa paraang magkabaligtad?”
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the dharmic method of learning: sincere inquiry and respectful request for clarification. It also raises an ethical-philosophical problem—why, when parties interact, mutual opposition and misrepresentation can make matters unfold ‘contrarily’—inviting a deeper explanation of causes, motives, and right understanding.
Śuka, as the speaker, asks his interlocutor to explain a point he is eager to understand. He specifically questions how a situation becomes marked by reciprocal distortion and antagonism, leading to adverse or contrary outcomes—setting up the next instruction or analysis in the dialogue.