Shloka 1
कार्त्तिकेय-जन्मोपक्रमः
Prelude to the Birth of Kārttikeya/Skanda
हि मो न (0) हि २ 7 दादशाधिकंद्विशततमो< ध्याय: तीनों गुणोंके स्वरूप और फलका वर्णन मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवं तु सूक्ष्मे कथिते धर्मव्याधेन भारत । ब्राह्मण: स पुन: सूक्ष्म पप्रच्छ सुसमाहित:,मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--भारत! इस प्रकार धर्मव्याथके द्वारा सूक्ष्म तत््वका निरूपण होनेपर कौशिक ब्राह्मणने एकाग्रचित्त होकर पुन: एक सूक्ष्म प्रश्न उपस्थित किया
Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca — evaṃ tu sūkṣme kathite dharmavyādhena bhārata | brāhmaṇaḥ sa punaḥ sūkṣmaṃ papraccha susamāhitaḥ ||
Wika ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “O Bhārata, nang maipaliwanag na nang matuwid na mangangaso ang maselang katotohanan, ang brāhmaṇa—payapa at lubos na nakatuon—ay muling nagharap ng isa pang maselang tanong.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is subtle (sūkṣma) and must be approached with careful listening and disciplined inquiry; even after receiving instruction, one should ask further questions with a composed mind to grasp ethical nuance.
After the Dharmavyādha has explained a subtle point of dharma, the brāhmaṇa Kauśika—focused and attentive—asks another refined question, continuing the instructional dialogue narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya to Yudhiṣṭhira.