Shloka 1
Śuka’s Nirveda: Vyāsa’s Admonition on Dharma, Impermanence, and ‘Imperishable Wealth’ (अक्षय-धन)
/ (दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका ३ “लोक मिलाकर कुल ५१३ “लोक हैं) नफमशा (0) असऔअन+- नवाधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय: जनकवंशी वसुमान्को एक मुनिका धर्मविषयक उपदेश भीष्म उवाच मृगयां विचरन् कश्चिद् विजने जनकात्मज: । वने ददर्श विप्रेन्द्रमृषिं वंशधरं भूगो:
bhīṣma uvāca |
mṛgayāṃ vicaran kaścid vijane janakātmajaḥ |
vane dadarśa viprendraṃ ṛṣiṃ vaṃśadharaṃ bhṛgoḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：大王啊，曾有一次，阇那迦一族的一位王子在荒寂之林中出猎游行；他在林间见到一位大圣仙——婆罗门中最为尊胜者——乃是圣者婆利古（Bhṛgu）之裔。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse introduces a dharma-teaching framework: a royal figure engaged in a worldly pursuit (hunting) encounters a spiritually authoritative sage. The implied ethical thrust is that true guidance on right conduct (dharma) is sought from the wise, and that royal power and pleasure must be tempered by restraint and moral instruction.
Bhishma narrates an episode: a prince from Janaka’s dynasty, wandering in a deserted forest while hunting, sees a distinguished Brahmin sage who is a descendant of Bhṛgu. This meeting functions as the narrative trigger for the forthcoming instruction on dharma.