Shloka 29
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
महर्षीणां मतं ज्ञात्वा ततः सा सरितां वरा
maharṣīṇāṁ mataṁ jñātvā tataḥ sā saritāṁ varā
Vaiśampāyana dit : Ayant compris le jugement des grands ṛṣis, alors celle qui était la première des rivières agit en conséquence, accordant son cours au conseil des sages — geste qui marque la révérence due à l’autorité de la sagesse et le poids éthique du discernement et de l’obéissance à la juste conduite.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical importance of discerning wise counsel (the matam of great sages) and then acting in accordance with it—suggesting that deference to realized, dharma-grounded authority can guide right action.
The narrator states that, after learning the decision/opinion of the great seers, the foremost of rivers (a specific river implied by context) proceeds accordingly, marking a narrative step where the river’s subsequent action follows the sages’ counsel.