अध्याय ३६
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे द्वितीये ऽंशे त्रयोदशो ऽध्यायः ]] निशम्य तस्येति वचः परमार्थसमन्वितम् प्रश्रयावनतो भूत्वा तम् आह नृपतिर् द्विजम् नाहम् इत्यादिवाक्येन प्रमाणासंभवे गते प्रमेयासंभवाशङ्की भूयो भूयो ऽथ पृच्छति
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe dvitīye 'ṃśe trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] niśamya tasyeti vacaḥ paramārthasamanvitam praśrayāvanato bhūtvā tam āha nṛpatir dvijam nāham ityādivākyena pramāṇāsaṃbhave gate prameyāsaṃbhavāśaṅkī bhūyo bhūyo 'tha pṛcchati
हिन्दी अर्थ
महाराज भरतके इतिहासके इस सारभूत वृत्तान्तको जो पुरुष भक्तिपूर्व कहता या सुनता है उसकी बुद्धि निर्मल हो जाती है, उसे कभी आत्म-विस्मृति नहीं प्राप्त कर लेता है
English
JCarASARA said : — Havihg heard his words pregnaht with the true essence of things the king humbly said to the twice- born one, ; ' What you have said, revered sir, is undoubt- edly tlie truth — but in hearing tliis my mind has been greatly worked up. What you have shown, twice-born one, in various creatures to be understanding and discriminative knowledge, is very grand and distinct from plastic nature. f have not carried tlie palanquin nor is it placed on my shoul- ders. The body, which has carried the palanquin, is different froni me. The three qualities influence the actions of the animals and these three qualities are again influenced by destiny. This reachíng my ears, tbou conversant with profound truth, my mind has been greatly disturbed for knoW- tng that real and holy truth. twice-born, 1 had already