Shloka 13
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
आरण्यकं च वेदेभ्य ओषधिभ्योडमृतं यथा । समुद्धृतमिदं ब्रह्मन् कथामृतमिदं तथा
āraṇyakaṃ ca vedebhya oṣadhibhyo 'mṛtaṃ yathā | samuddhṛtam idaṃ brahman kathāmṛtam idaṃ tathā ||
阇那美阇耶说道：“噢婆罗门啊，正如《阿兰若迦》从吠陀中抽绎而出，甘露从药草中萃取而得；同样，你也将这神圣叙事之甘露提炼出来，呈于我们之前。你以提纯其精髓，使深奥之法（dharma）变得可亲可行，足以导引人生。”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the highest ethical and spiritual guidance (dharma) can be distilled into narrative: a well-told, well-chosen story becomes “nectar,” extracting the essence of vast scriptures and making it usable for listeners.
King Janamejaya addresses the learned Brahmin narrator with reverence, praising him for extracting and presenting the essence of wisdom—comparing the narration to drawing Āraṇyaka teachings from the Vedas and nectar from medicinal herbs.