Vamana Purana — Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas, Shloka 9
Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
सुकेशिरुवाच प्रष्टुमिच्छामि भवतः संशयो ऽयं हृदि स्थितः कथयन्तु भवन्तो मे न चौवाज्ञापयाम्यहम्
sukeśiruvāca praṣṭumicchāmi bhavataḥ saṃśayo 'yaṃ hṛdi sthitaḥ kathayantu bhavanto me na cauvājñāpayāmyaham
سُکیشی نے کہا—میں آپ سے پوچھنا چاہتا ہوں؛ یہ شبہ میرے دل میں جما ہوا ہے۔ مہربانی فرما کر مجھے بتائیں؛ میرا مقصد بے ادبی نہیں۔
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FAQs
Doubt is treated as a valid starting point for spiritual progress when paired with humility; the verse models how to question authority without contempt—seeking clarification rather than confrontation.
Carita/Vamśānucarita frame that introduces a teaching unit (upākhyāna leading to dharma/jñāna exposition). The verse itself is not a pancalakṣaṇa topic but a dialogic gateway to it.
‘Saṃśaya in the heart’ symbolizes inner bondage; the request ‘I do not disrespect’ safeguards dharma in discourse, implying that truth is accessed through śraddhā and proper relational ethics between questioner and knower.