अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । प्रह्रादस्य च संवादं मुनेराजगरस्य च ॥
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | prahrādasya ca saṃvādaṃ munerājagarasya ca ||
On this too they recount this ancient story, the conversation between Prahlada and the sage who lived the python's way.
इस विषय में भी लोग यह पुराना इतिहास सुनाते हैं, प्रह्लाद और अजगर-व्रत वाले मुनि का संवाद।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The answer comes as a story: we learn how to live by watching someone who lives that way.
उत्तर एक कथा के रूप में आता है: जीने का ढंग हम उसे देखकर सीखते हैं जो वैसे जीता है।
Mahabharata 12.172.2: Bhishma introduces an old story, the dialogue of the demon-king Prahlada with a sage who lived by the python vow (ājagara): an ascetic who, like a python, takes only what comes to him.