Shloka 41
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
त्वत्प्रसादात् तु मे जन्म तृतीयं वाचिकं महत् । त्वत्त: श्रवणजं चापि चतुर्थ जन्म मे विभो
tvatprasādāt tu me janma tṛtīyaṃ vācikaṃ mahat | tvattaḥ śravaṇajaṃ cāpi caturthaṃ janma me vibho ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Sa Iyong mapagpalang biyaya, dumating ang aking ikatlong dakilang ‘kapanganakan’ sa pamamagitan ng pananalita—na natamo sa mismong salita Mo. O Panginoon, pagkaraan, ang aking ikaapat na ‘kapanganakan’ ay sumibol din sa pamamagitan ng Iyong pagdinig.”
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that transformative ‘rebirths’ can occur through the guru’s grace via two channels central to Vedic tradition—speech (instruction/utterance) and hearing (śravaṇa). Knowledge is portrayed as a lived renewal, not merely information.
Vaiśaṃpāyana acknowledges a revered figure’s favor, describing successive ‘births’ or attainments: a third gained through the other’s words and a fourth connected with hearing, emphasizing the sanctity of oral teaching and reception.