Shloka 6
Āśramamaṇḍala-darśana and Ṛṣi-samāgama
Observation of the Hermitage Precinct and the Assembly of Sages
जनमेजयने कहा--ब्रह्मन! यदि वरदायक भगवान् व्यास मुझे भी मेरे पिताका उसी रूप
janamejaya uvāca—brahman! yadi varadāyakaḥ bhagavān vyāsaḥ mama api me pituḥ tasyaiva rūpa-veśa-avasthābhiḥ darśanaṃ kārayet, tadāhaṃ bhavatā uktāḥ sarvāḥ kathāḥ prati viśvāsaṃ kartum śaknomi. tasmin avasthāyāṃ kṛtārthaḥ san dṛḍha-niścayaṃ prāpsyāmi; tena mama atyanta-priyaṃ kāryaṃ siddhyet. adya muniśreṣṭha-vyāsa-prasādāt mama icchā api pūrṇā bhavitum arhati. sūtir uvāca—ity ukta-vacane tasmin nṛpe vyāsaḥ pratāpavān dhīmān tasmai prasādam akarot, ānayat ca parīkṣitam (yajñabhūmau).
阇那美阇耶说道：“婆罗门啊，若赐福的圣者毗耶娑也赐我一见父王——以同样的形貌、衣饰与境况显现——我便能对你所叙述的一切尽信不疑。那时我将心愿得遂，获得坚固的定信；我最珍爱的事业也将成就。今日凭最上圣仙毗耶娑之恩，我的愿望亦当圆满。” 叟帝说道：国王如此言毕，威德具足而睿智的毗耶娑便施以恩许，召唤帕利克希特来到祭场。
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how conviction (dṛḍha-niścaya) often arises from direct experience (darśana) granted through the grace (prasāda) of a realized sage. It also underscores reverence for lineage and the ethical desire to ground belief in trustworthy, sanctifying encounter rather than mere hearsay.
During Janamejaya’s sacrificial setting, he requests that Vyāsa grant him a vision of his deceased father Parīkṣit in the same form and condition. Sauti reports that Vyāsa, pleased, shows favor and summons Parīkṣit to the sacrificial ground.