Shloka 30
Adhyaya 4 — Jaimini Meets the Dharmapakshis: Four Doubts on the Mahabharata and the Opening of Narayana Doctrine
जैमिनिरुवाच सन्दिग्धानीह वस्तूनि भारतं प्रति यानि मे ।
शृणुध्वममलास्तानि श्रुत्वा व्याख्यातुमर्हथ ॥
jaiminir uvāca sandigdhānīha vastūni bhārataṃ prati yāni me | śṛṇudhvam amalās tāni śrutvā vyākhyātum arhatha ||
耆弥尼说道：“在此，噢婆罗多的后裔们，我有若干事心存疑惑。请听这些问题，噢无垢者；既已听闻，你们当为我解释。”
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FAQs
The verse models a classical dharmic method: acknowledge uncertainty openly, approach qualified and ‘pure’ authorities, listen carefully, and request reasoned exposition. Ethically, it affirms humility (vinaya) and the primacy of śravaṇa (attentive hearing) as the doorway to right understanding and right action.
This verse is primarily part of the purāṇic upodghāta (introductory framing dialogue) rather than a direct instance of the five topics. Functionally it prepares for pancalakṣaṇa material by establishing the pramāṇa-setting: questions will lead into sarga/pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, and vaṃśānucarita narratives as the exposition proceeds.
‘Amalāḥ’ (spotless ones) subtly indicates that clarity in knowledge mirrors inner purity: doubts (sandigdha) are dispelled not merely by information, but by contact with a refined lineage of understanding. The imperative ‘listen’ suggests that transformation begins with receptivity—an inner discipline preceding interpretation.