Shloka 22
नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal
विधिना स्वेन युक्ताभ्यां यथापूर्वे द्विजोत्तम । आस्थिताभ्यां सर्वकृच्छूं व्रतं सम्यगनुत्तमम्
vidhinā svena yuktābhyāṁ yathāpūrve dvijottama | āsthitābhyāṁ sarvakṛcchūṁ vrataṁ samyag anuttamam ||
那罗陀说道：“噢，最胜的二生者啊，如同往昔，我们二人依自分之法而行，恪守那无上之誓戒——圆满而艰苦，备受诸难。正是在那般境地，我们来到白岛（Śvetadvīpa），在那里见到了你。噢，苦行功德深厚者，你在彼处觐见世尊，并与之对谈；这一切我们都了然于心。大牟尼啊，三界之中，连同一切动与不动的众生，凡已发生、正在发生、将要发生的吉凶之事——当时诸神之神、圣者哈利（Śrī Hari）都已向你宣说。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast adherence to one’s prescribed discipline (svadharma) and rigorous vows (vrata) prepares the seeker for divine encounter; the Lord’s knowledge encompasses all time—past, present, and future—across the entire cosmos.
Nārada recalls that he and another companion, while observing an arduous vow, reached Śvetadvīpa and witnessed the addressed sage meeting and conversing with Śrī Hari; Nārada affirms that the Lord revealed to that sage the full scope of events in the three worlds.