Shloka 18
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
सर्वथा पाविता: स्मेह श्रुत्वेमामादित: कथाम् | हरेविंश्वेश्वरस्येह सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम्
sarvathā pāvitāḥ sma iha śrutvemām āditaḥ kathām | hareḥ viśveśvarasya iha sarvapāpapraṇāśanīm ||
阇那美阇耶说道：“自始聆听此传，我们在此皆已彻底清净。因为这是哈利（Hari）——宇宙之主——的故事，能灭尽一切罪垢。”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the purifying power of śravaṇa—devout listening to the sacred narrative of Hari, the universal Lord. Hearing such kathā from the beginning is presented as ethically transformative, removing pāpa (moral stain) and establishing inner purity.
Janamejaya responds to the recitation by affirming its effect on the listeners: the assembly has become purified by hearing the complete account. He praises the narrative as Hari’s kathā, characterized as universally sovereign and capable of destroying all sins.