अथ पृष्टो राजपुत्रस्तक्षकेण महात्मना । कस्यासि तनयः कस्त्वं को देशः कथमागतः
atha pṛṣṭo rājaputrastakṣakeṇa mahātmanā | kasyāsi tanayaḥ kastvaṃ ko deśaḥ kathamāgataḥ
Then the prince was questioned by the great-souled Takṣaka: “Whose son are you? Who are you? What is your land, and how did you come here?”
Takṣaka (Nāga king)
Scene: A jeweled Nāga-king Takṣaka, radiant yet austere, questions a young prince in a subterranean hall; serpent-women stand nearby; the atmosphere is solemn, investigative, and fateful.
Dharma values clarity of identity and intent; rightful hospitality or protection begins with truthful self-disclosure.
None in this verse.
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