Shloka 15
Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya
धौम्येन तु यथा पूर्व पार्थाय सुमहात्मने । नामाष्टशतमाख्यातं तच्छुणुष्व महामते,महामते! धौम्यने जिस प्रकार महात्मा युधिष्ठिरको पहले भगवान् सूर्यके एक सौ आठ नाम बताये थे, उनका वर्णन करता हूँ, सुनो
Dhaumyena tu yathā pūrva Pārthāya sumahātmane | nāmāṣṭaśatam ākhyātaṃ tac chṛṇuṣva mahāmate ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Makinig, O marunong. Isasalaysay ko kung paanong noon ay ipinahayag ni Dhaumya sa marangal na Pārtha ang kalipunan ng isang daan at walong pangalan ng Araw.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical power of disciplined remembrance: sacred epithets (here, a set of 108 names) are presented as a structured devotional practice that supports steadiness of mind and righteous action.
Vaiśampāyana signals a forthcoming recitation: he will narrate how the sage Dhaumya previously taught Pārtha a set of one hundred and eight names (contextually, of Sūrya), preparing the listener for an invocation-style passage.