Shloka 18
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
सर्वथा पाविता: स्मेह श्रुत्वेमामादित: कथाम् | हरेविंश्वेश्वरस्येह सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम्
sarvathā pāvitāḥ sma iha śrutvemām āditaḥ kathām | hareḥ viśveśvarasya iha sarvapāpapraṇāśanīm ||
Wika ni Janamejaya: “Sa pakikinig sa salaysay na ito mula pa sa simula, kaming lahat dito ay lubos nang nalinis. Sapagkat ito ang kuwento ni Hari, ang Panginoon ng sansinukob, na pumupuksa sa bawat kasalanan.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the purifying power of śravaṇa—devout listening to the sacred narrative of Hari, the universal Lord. Hearing such kathā from the beginning is presented as ethically transformative, removing pāpa (moral stain) and establishing inner purity.
Janamejaya responds to the recitation by affirming its effect on the listeners: the assembly has become purified by hearing the complete account. He praises the narrative as Hari’s kathā, characterized as universally sovereign and capable of destroying all sins.