Shloka 43
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
ऋषी शमदमोपेतौ कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकं विधिम् | पश्चान्नारदमव्यग्रौ पाद्यार्ष्याभ्यामथार्चत:,तदनन्तर तपस्या, यश और तेजके भी निवासस्थान वे शम-दमसम्पन्न दोनों ऋषि पूर्वाह्नकालका नित्य कर्म पूर्ण करके फिर शान्त-भावसे पाद्य और अर्घ्य आदि निवेदन करके नारदजीकी पूजा करने लगे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | ṛṣī śama-damopetau kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṁ vidhim | paścān nāradam avyagrau pādyārghyābhyām athārcataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The two sages, endowed with tranquility and self-restraint, completed their regular morning rites. Thereafter, with untroubled minds, they proceeded to honor Nārada—offering him water for washing the feet and the arghya offering—thus worshipping him in a calm and reverent spirit.
वैशम्पायन उवाच