Shloka 9
सम्पातिवृत्तान्तः
Sampāti’s Account and the Sage Niśākara
अष्टौ वर्षसहस्राणि तेनास्मिन्नृषिणा विना।वसतो मम धर्मज्ञा स्वर्गते तु निशाकरे।।4.60.9।।
aṣṭau varṣasahasrāṇi tenāsminn ṛṣiṇā vinā | vasato mama dharmajñāḥ svargate tu niśākare || 4.60.9 ||
Hỡi những bậc am tường Chánh Pháp, từ khi hiền thánh Niśākara đã về cõi trời, ta ở nơi này không có Người, đã trôi qua tám ngàn năm.
'O righteous monkeys! after the death of sage Nishakara eight thousand years have passed. And I have been living here.
FAQs
Respect for dharma-knowledge and truthful chronology: Sampāti addresses the listeners as ‘dharmajñāḥ’ and gives a precise account of time and circumstance.
Sampāti states how long he has remained in that region after the sage’s passing, emphasizing the long duration of his isolation.
Candor and steadiness—maintaining life through long hardship and recounting it without distortion.