Shloka 102
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
वामादेशितमार्गेण मत्प्रसादान्महात्मना
vāmādeśita-mārgeṇa mat-prasādān mahātmanā
„Auf dem Weg, der von der linken Seite gewiesen ist, und durch meine Gunst wird der Großgesinnte weitergehen.“
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
Right movement and success are portrayed as depending not merely on power but on proper guidance and divine favour; the verse underscores disciplined compliance with indicated direction and the ethical idea that authority is bounded by higher order (dharma and grace).
In the Indra–Nahusha context within Śānti Parva’s reflective material, Indra speaks about proceeding by a specifically indicated route, emphasizing that the outcome is enabled by his favour and by the agency of a ‘great-souled’ figure.