Shloka 10
भवन्तं स्वजनादस्मि सम्प्राप्तं श्रुववानहम् । अतत्त्वां स्वयमेवाहं द्रष्टम भ्यागतो द्विज,ब्रह्मन! अपने स्वजन (पत्नी) से मैंने आपके आगमनका समाचार सुना है; इसलिये स्वयं ही आपका दर्शन करनेके लिये चला आया हूँ
bhavantaṃ svajanād asmi samprāptaṃ śrutavān aham | atattvāṃ svayam evāhaṃ draṣṭum abhyāgato dvija brahman ||
The Nāga said: “I heard from my own kinswoman (my wife) that you have arrived here. Therefore I myself have come to see you, O twice-born one—O Brahmin.”
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: honoring a guest—especially a learned Brahmin—through prompt personal reception, respectful address, and the intention to offer audience and hospitality.
A Nāga reports that he learned of the Brahmin’s arrival from a family member and therefore comes in person to meet and see him, formally greeting him as ‘dvija’ and ‘brahman.’