Shloka 16
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
नारायणीयमाख्यानमेतत् ते कथितं मया । पृष्टेन शौनकाद्येह नैमिषारण्यवासिषु
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Nārāyaṇīyam ākhyānam etat te kathitaṃ mayā | pṛṣṭena Śaunakādyeha Naimiṣāraṇyavāsiṣu, Śaunaka!
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“应你所请，噢，绍那迦，我在此于住于尼弥沙林的诸仙人面前，已为你讲述这《那罗延尼耶》之事——一段宣扬那罗延至大威德的篇章。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That sacred knowledge is transmitted responsibly: a revered narrative (ākhyāna) praising Nārāyaṇa is shared in response to sincere inquiry, within a community of sages, emphasizing devotion and the authority of tradition.
Vaiśampāyana concludes or marks completion of the Nārāyaṇīya account, stating that he has narrated it to Śaunaka, in the presence of the sages residing in the Naimiṣa Forest, because Śaunaka asked for it.