Shloka 73
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
स्तुत्वा मां शिपिविष्ठेति यास्क ऋषिरुदार धी: । मत्प्रसादादधो नष्ट निरुक्तमभिजग्मिवान्
stutvā māṃ śipiviṣṭheti yāska ṛṣir udāradhīḥ | matprasādād adho naṣṭaṃ niruktam abhijagmivān ||
Yāska, der Seher von edlem Sinn, pries mich mit dem Beinamen „Śipiviṣṭa“. Durch meine Gnade gewann er das Nirukta—das in den Unterwelten verloren gegangen war—wieder und brachte diese heilige Wissenschaft zurück.
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
Reverent praise offered with sincerity and right intention can attract divine favor, and that grace can restore what is lost—especially sacred knowledge—so it may benefit the world.
Indra recalls an example: the sage Yāska praised him as “Śipiviṣṭa,” and through Indra’s favor Yāska recovered the Nirukta-śāstra that had been lost in the lower regions (pātāla) and brought it back.