Shloka 135
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
तमहं प्राउ्जलिर्भूत्वा नमस्कृत्येदमन्रुवम् । ज्ञातुमिच्छामि देव त्वां मायां चैतां तवोत्तमाम्,फिर हाथ जोड़े नमस्कार करके मैंने उससे इस प्रकार कहा--देव! मैं आपको और आपकी इस उत्तम मायाको जानना चाहता हूँ
tam ahaṁ prāñjalir bhūtvā namaskṛtyedam abruvam | jñātum icchāmi deva tvāṁ māyāṁ caitāṁ tavottamām ||
تب میں نے ہاتھ جوڑ کر ادب سے سجدۂ تعظیم کیا اور یوں عرض کیا— “اے دیوتا! میں آپ کو اور آپ کی اس اعلیٰ ترین مایا کو جاننا چاہتا ہوں۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models the ethical posture of learning: humility (joined palms and bowing) paired with sincere inquiry. True understanding of the divine is approached through reverence and a desire to comprehend not only the deity but also the deity’s māyā—the mysterious power by which reality is manifested and veiled.
The narrator reports that the speaker, after respectfully saluting a divine figure, asks to know the deity directly and to understand the deity’s ‘supreme māyā.’ It marks a transition from encounter to instruction, where devotion becomes a request for deeper knowledge.