Shloka 1
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
नशा (0) आस सऔ आसन एकत्रिशो< ध्याय: सुवर्णष्ठीवीके जन्म, मृत्यु और पुनर्जीवनका वृत्तान्त वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो राजा पाण्डुसुतो नारदं प्रत्यभाषत । भगवज्छोतुमिच्छामि सुवर्णष्लीविसम्भवम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato rājā pāṇḍusuto nāradaṃ pratyabhāṣata | bhagavan śrotum icchāmi suvarṇaṣṭhīvisambhavam ||
毗舍波耶那（Vaiśampāyana）说道：其后，般度（Pāṇḍu）之子、那位国王对纳罗陀（Nārada）说道：“尊者，我愿聆听苏伐尔那什提维因（Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin）之起源事迹。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dharmic learning as humble inquiry: after turmoil, the righteous king seeks wisdom by requesting a sacred account. Ethical understanding is pursued through listening (śravaṇa) to instructive narratives that illuminate life’s cycles—birth, death, and renewal.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the sage Nārada and asks to hear the story of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin’s origin, introducing a new instructive episode within the Śānti Parva.