Shloka 65
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
निष्कल्मषेण सत्त्वेन सम्पन्न रुचिरप्रभम् | त॑ दृष्टवा दानवेन्द्री तो महाहासममुख्चताम्
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | niṣkalmaṣeṇa sattvena sampannaṃ ruciraprabham | taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavendrī tau mahāhāsam amuñcatām |
毗舍婆耶那说道：“他以无垢之萨埵（sattva）为体，光辉美妙而灿然。二位达那婆之主见到他，便放出大笑，尽是讥诮。”（在相邻叙事中，那罗延被描写为卧于由舍沙之身所成的榻上，炽然如被火焰花鬘所缠；达那婆二王见那安然、萨埵清净之主，遂以轻蔑相待。）
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts the Lord’s niṣkalmaṣa-sattva (stainless purity and clarity) with the Dānava-kings’ derisive laughter, highlighting an ethical motif: spiritual radiance and serenity may be mocked by the proud, yet such mockery reveals the mockers’ inner impurity rather than any defect in the righteous.
Nārāyaṇa is depicted as supremely radiant and pure; upon seeing Him (reclining in majesty in the broader passage), two Dānava rulers react with a loud guffaw, signaling contempt or arrogance that sets up a moral and theological contrast in the episode.