Shloka 5
तत्कथ्यतां महाभाग शिष्याहं यदि ते प्रिया । साधवः सर्वलोकस्य सततोपकृतौ स्थिताः ॥ ५ ॥
tatkathyatāṃ mahābhāga śiṣyāhaṃ yadi te priyā | sādhavaḥ sarvalokasya satatopakṛtau sthitāḥ || 5 ||
پس، اے بزرگ نصیب والے، کرم فرما کر وہ بیان کیجیے۔ اگر میں آپ کو عزیز ہوں تو میں آپ کا شاگرد ہوں۔ سادھو ہمیشہ سب جہانوں کی بھلائی میں لگے رہتے ہیں۔
Disciple/Questioner (addressing a revered sage/teacher in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames sacred instruction as an act of compassion: the disciple requests teaching, and the verse highlights that true sādhus naturally work for the ongoing welfare of all beings.
By stressing constant beneficence, it implies that devotion is not only inner faith but also outward, continuous service—an expression of bhakti through lokahita (the good of the world).
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline in the guru–śiṣya setting—requesting instruction with humility and aligning conduct with dharma.