Shloka 12
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
तदिदं भारताख्यानं बह्वर्थं श्रुतिविस्तरम् ।
तत्त्वतो ज्ञातुकामोऽहं भगवन्स्त्वामुपस्थितः ॥
tad idaṃ bhāratākhyānaṃ bahv-arthaṃ śruti-vistaram |
tattvato jñātukāmo 'haṃ bhagavaṃs tvām upasthitaḥ ||
“‘بھارت’ کے نام سے معروف یہ داستانی مجموعہ بہت سے معانی سے مالامال اور ویدی انکشاف کی طرح وسیع ہے۔ اس کے اصولِ حقیقت کو ٹھیک ٹھیک سمجھنے کی خواہش سے، اے بھگون، میں آپ کے حضور آیا ہوں۔”
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FAQs
The verse frames the Mahābhārata as a many-layered vehicle of dharma and tattva (first principles), not merely history. Ethically, it models the proper approach to sacred narrative: humility, seeking a qualified teacher, and aiming for truth (tattvataḥ) rather than partisan or superficial readings.
This verse is part of the Purāṇic upodghāta (introductory frame) rather than a direct instance of the five lakṣaṇas. Indirectly, it signals the Purāṇa’s pedagogical method—using itihāsa and dialogue to illuminate dharma—before moving into topics that more explicitly touch sarga/pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, and vaṃśānucarita.
“Bahv-artha” implies layered meaning: outer narrative (events), inner dharma (ethical law), and deeper tattva (metaphysical principle). “Śruti-vistara” hints that the epic functions as an expanded revelation for those unable to access Vedic depth directly—suggesting a graded transmission where the same truth is refracted through story for different capacities.