Shloka 9
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
तथा तात कृतं ह्येतद् व्यासेनोदारकर्मणा ।
यथा व्याप्तं महाशास्त्रं विरोधैर्नाभिभूयते ॥
tathā tāta kṛtaṃ hy etad vyāsenodārakarmaṇā / yathā vyāptaṃ mahāśāstraṃ virodhair nābhibhūyate
因此，亲爱的，此书确由行德高贵的毗耶娑所撰，使这部浩瀚的大论典包罗万有，而不为诸般矛盾之说所压倒。
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FAQs
Scriptural tradition is presented as intentionally ordered: Vyāsa’s role is to arrange a vast body of teaching so that it remains coherent. Ethically, it encourages the listener to approach apparent conflicts with interpretive care rather than dismissing the tradition as self-contradictory.
This verse functions as an introductory, meta-textual statement about the Purāṇa’s composition and authority rather than directly detailing the pancalakṣaṇa topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It supports the framework within which those five characteristics will be narrated.
‘Mahāśāstra’ as ‘all-pervading’ suggests a unity beneath diverse narratives. ‘Not overcome by contradictions’ hints at an underlying integrative principle (dharma/ṛta) that reconciles multiple viewpoints—inviting the seeker to read the Purāṇa as layered teaching rather than a flat chronicle.