Shloka 7
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
सौतिर्वाच इत्युक्त: स तु विप्रर्षिरनुज्ञातो महात्मना | व्यासेन तस्य नृपतेराख्यातुमुपचक्रमे
sautir uvāca ity uktaḥ sa tu viprarṣir anuñjñāto mahātmanā | vyāsena tasya nṛpater ākhyātum upacakrame |
苏底说道：阇那弥阇耶王如此发问之后，婆罗门仙人毗舍波耶那在大心的毗耶娑许可之下，便开始向国王叙述此事。
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred history should be transmitted through authorized lineage: the listener asks respectfully, the teacher receives sanction from a higher authority (Vyāsa), and only then begins the narration—underscoring discipline, legitimacy, and responsibility in teaching.
Sauti reports that after Janamejaya’s question, Vaiśampāyana—having obtained Vyāsa’s permission—starts telling the king the next portion of the Mahābhārata account, continuing the framed narration.