Shloka 11
आश्चर्याणामिवाश्वर्यमिदमेकं तु मे शूणु । विमले यन्मया दृष्टमम्बरे सूर्यसंश्रयात्
Āścaryāṇām ivāścaryam idam ekaṃ tu me śṛṇu | vimale yan mayā dṛṣṭam ambare sūrya-saṃśrayāt ||
“Sa gitna ng lahat ng kababalaghan, pakinggan ninyo mula sa akin ang iisang dakilang hiwaga. Isasalaysay ko ang aking nasaksihan sa malinis na kalangitan, na ginawang batayan ang araw.”
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker frames ethical instruction through credible testimony: true insight is presented as something directly witnessed and carefully referenced (here, ‘with the sun as support’), encouraging attentive listening and disciplined perception rather than mere hearsay.
A Nāga begins a didactic account by announcing that, among many marvels, he will relate one exceptional wonder he personally saw in the clear sky, using the sun as the point of reference for what he observed.