Shloka 29
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
तञ्च संस्तूय भूपालं कल्याणोक्त्या पुनः पुनः ।
उवाच मधुरं नागी कृतासनपरिग्रहा ॥
tañ ca saṃstūya bhūpālaṃ kalyāṇoktyā punaḥ punaḥ | uvāca madhuraṃ nāgī kṛtāsanaparigrahā ||
Et après avoir loué maintes et maintes fois ce protecteur de la terre (le roi) par des paroles de bon augure, la femme nāga—ayant pris place—parla avec douceur.
FAQs
Auspicious, respectful speech (kalyāṇokti) and proper decorum frame consequential acts like granting boons; dharmic communication is portrayed as power-bearing, not merely ornamental.
Vaṃśānucarita context (royal episode) that directly supports Manvantara material by introducing the future Manu through prophecy.
Speech sanctified by auspicious intent is treated as a creative force that ‘fixes’ destiny—an echo of vāṅmaya potency in Purāṇic narrative.