Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
राजो वाच । भगवन्कृतकृत्योऽस्मिं त्वदभ्यागमनेन वै । सतामायमनं सन्तं प्रशंसन्ति सुरवावहम् ॥ १७ ॥
rājo vāca | bhagavankṛtakṛtyo'smiṃ tvadabhyāgamanena vai | satāmāyamanaṃ santaṃ praśaṃsanti suravāvaham || 17 ||
Dijo el Rey: «Oh Bienaventurado, con tu sola llegada siento cumplido el propósito de mi vida. Los virtuosos alaban la venida de los santos, pues trae el favor y el bienestar ligados a los dioses».
The King (Rājā)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches that the arrival and association of a saint (sat-sanga) is itself a sacred blessing that fulfills life’s aims, because it awakens dharma and invites divine auspiciousness.
Bhakti is nourished by sat-sanga: when a devotee honors and listens to saintly persons, devotion becomes steady and grace arises naturally—hence the king celebrates the saint’s arrival as spiritually transformative.
Indirectly, it points to dharmic conduct akin to kalpa/gṛhya practice—proper reception of worthy guests (atithi-satkara) and reverence to sages—seen as a practical discipline supporting spiritual progress.