Shloka 2
एतद् वै श्रोतुमिच्छामि तद् भवान् प्रब्रवीतु मे । एतच्चान्योन्यवैरूप्ये वर्तेते प्रतिकूलत:
etad vai śrotum icchāmi tad bhavān prabravītu me | etac cānyonya-vairūpye vartete pratikūlataḥ ||
舒迦说道：“此事正是我所愿闻，愿父为我宣说。又为何这些教令彼此牵连、互相歪曲而相违相逆，竟以相反之势而行？”
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the dharmic method of learning: sincere inquiry and respectful request for clarification. It also raises an ethical-philosophical problem—why, when parties interact, mutual opposition and misrepresentation can make matters unfold ‘contrarily’—inviting a deeper explanation of causes, motives, and right understanding.
Śuka, as the speaker, asks his interlocutor to explain a point he is eager to understand. He specifically questions how a situation becomes marked by reciprocal distortion and antagonism, leading to adverse or contrary outcomes—setting up the next instruction or analysis in the dialogue.