Shloka 1
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
जनमेजयने कहा--ब्रह्मन! भगवान् अनन्यभावसे भजन करनेवाले सभी भक्तोंको प्रसन्न करते और उनकी विधिवत् की हुई पूजाको स्वयं ग्रहण करते हैं; यह कितने आनन्दकी बात है
Janamejaya uvāca—Brāhman! Bhagavān ananyabhāvena bhajana-karṇe sarvān bhaktān prasādayati, teṣāṁ vidhivat kṛtāṁ pūjāṁ ca svayam eva gṛhṇāti; etat kīdṛśam ānandasya viṣayam!
جنمیجیہ نے کہا—اے برہمن! یہ کتنی مسرت کی بات ہے کہ بھگوان یکسو اور بےمثال عقیدت سے عبادت کرنے والے سب بھکتوں سے خوش ہوتے ہیں اور اُن کی باقاعدہ ادا کی ہوئی پوجا کو خود قبول فرماتے ہیں۔
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-minded devotion (ananyabhāva) and properly performed worship (vidhivat pūjā) are portrayed as met with divine grace: the Lord personally accepts the offering and delights the devotee, emphasizing reciprocity between sincere devotion and divine favor.
Janamejaya addresses a Brahmin sage with wonder and happiness, reflecting on the idea that the Lord is pleased by all exclusive devotees and personally receives their duly offered worship—setting up or reinforcing a discussion on bhakti, ritual propriety, and divine responsiveness.