गतमात्रस्तु सिद्धेन परमान्नेन भोजितः । सभृत्यबलवान्राजा ब्राह्मणेन यदृच्छया । किमेतदिति पप्रच्छ कारणं शक्तिमेव च
gatamātrastu siddhena paramānnena bhojitaḥ | sabhṛtyabalavānrājā brāhmaṇena yadṛcchayā | kimetaditi papraccha kāraṇaṃ śaktimeva ca
Kaum war er angekommen, da wurde der König, samt Gefolge und Heer, durch das unverhoffte Wirken des Brahmanen mit vollkommen bereiteten, erlesenen Speisen bewirtet. Er fragte: „Was ist dies? Was ist die Ursache, und welche Kraft bewirkt es?“
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; contextually Sūta-like narration)
Tirtha: Jamadagni-āśrama (Revā-tīra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand yet ascetic feast appears: the king and his entire retinue are served flawless dishes by calm brāhmaṇa presence; the king gestures in astonished inquiry toward the sage.
True abundance arises from dharmic sanctity; worldly power is compelled to inquire before spiritual power.
The setting belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) region celebrated throughout the Revā Khaṇḍa.
The verse implies atithi-dharma (hospitality to guests), though no formal vow or rite is prescribed explicitly.