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Aranyaka Parva›The Hunter's Discourse on Dharma

Yudhishthira Requests More Dharma Discourse

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Markandeya finishes the hunter's story, but Yudhishthira is not satisfied. He praises the account as extraordinary — and asks for more.

Markandeya fell silent. The story of the hunter — the curse, the favor, the brahmana's teaching, the service to parents — was complete. Yudhishthira spoke. "O brahmana! This supreme account of dharma is extraordinary. O supreme among those who know all forms of dharma! O supreme sage! Your account is the best." He paused. Then he added something that revealed the state of his own mind — a king in exile, waiting for time to pass, much like the hunter himself. "O learned one! Listening to you, to these pleasant accounts, it seemed to be but an instant." The stories had done what stories do: they had made time disappear. But Yudhishthira was not ready to stop. "O illustrious one! But I am still not satisfied about listening to supreme dharma."

Aranyaka Parva, Chapter 503

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