Shloka 32
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
जड उवाच प्रणिपत्य भुजङ्गेशं पुत्रः शत्रुजितस्ततः ।
प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं प्रेमलज्जासमन्वितः ॥
jaḍa uvāca praṇipatya bhujaṅgeśaṃ putraḥ śatrujitastataḥ / pratyuvāca mahātmānaṃ premalajjāsamanvitaḥ
জড় বলিল—তখন শত্রুজিতের পুত্র নাগরাজকে প্রণাম করিয়া, স্নেহ ও বিনয়জাত লজ্জায় পূর্ণ হইয়া সেই মহাত্মাকে উত্তর দিল।
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FAQs
Right relationship to knowledge begins with humility (praṇipāta). Even in wondrous or tense circumstances, the Purāṇic ethic elevates respectful address to the wise/elder as a prerequisite for clarity.
Ānucarita: narrative etiquette and characterization within an episode.
‘Bhujaṅgeśa’ can symbolically indicate kuṇḍalinī/serpentine power; bowing to it suggests submission of ego before subtle power, so that perception is purified before encountering māyā.