Shloka 1
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ४ ३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ७६३ “लोक हैं) #फशलारल (0) अन्अान- > मनुस्मृतिमें प्रजापति दक्षको ही पुत्रिका-विधिका प्रवर्तक बताकर उसका लक्षण इस प्रकार दिया है-- अपुत्रो&नेन विधिना सुतां कुर्वीत पुत्रिकाम् । यदपत्यं भवेदस्यां तन््मम स्यात् स्वधाकरम् ।।
janamejaya uvāca |
devānāṁ dānavānāṁ ca gandharvoragarakṣasām |
siṁhavyāghramṛgāṇāṁ ca pannagānāṁ patattriṇām |
阇那美阇耶说道：“（请为我讲述）诸天与达那婆，乾闼婆、蛇类与罗刹；狮、虎及诸兽；并那伽与群鸟。”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse initiates a broad inquiry into the ordered diversity of beings. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s view that the world’s events arise from an interconnected cosmic order, where different classes of beings have roles and consequences within dharma.
King Janamejaya begins questioning the sage-narrator about various categories of beings—gods, demons, celestial musicians, serpents, rākṣasas, beasts, and birds—setting up the chapter’s survey of their origins/manifestations (often described as partial embodiments of divine or demonic powers).