Shloka 3
दधीच्यास्थिवज्रनिर्माणोपाख्यानम् | The Forging of the Vajra from Dadhīca’s Bones
तस्मै चार््य यथान्यायमानीय पृथिवीपति: । प्राउ्जलि: प्रयतो भूत्वा पप्रच्छागमने<र्थिताम्,भूपाल श्रुतर्वाने उनके लिये यथायोग्य अर्घ्य निवेदन करके विनीतभावसे हाथ जोड़कर उनके पधारनेका प्रयोजन पूछा
tasmai cārghyaṃ yathānyāyam ānīya pṛthivīpatiḥ | prāñjaliḥ prayato bhūtvā papracchāgamane ’rthitām ||
Having brought the customary offering of welcome (arghya) in the proper manner, the lord of the earth approached with folded hands and a disciplined, humble demeanor, and asked the visitor the purpose for which he had come.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights atithi-dharma and rāja-dharma: a ruler should welcome a guest with proper rites (arghya), maintain self-restraint and humility, and inquire respectfully into the visitor’s purpose before proceeding.
A king receives an arriving person: he offers arghya according to custom, folds his hands in reverence, composes himself, and asks why the visitor has come.