तानपि प्राह नत्वा स तमेवार्थं नराधिपः । वसिष्ठवचनं कृत्स्नं तस्य तैरपि शंसितम्
tānapi prāha natvā sa tamevārthaṃ narādhipaḥ | vasiṣṭhavacanaṃ kṛtsnaṃ tasya tairapi śaṃsitam
S’étant incliné devant eux aussi, le roi leur parla de cette même affaire ; et l’enseignement entier de Vasiṣṭha fut également confirmé par eux.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: The king bows to a large group of sages; they respond with calm assent, some raising a hand in blessing, others holding rosaries; the atmosphere is deliberative and scholastic.
Dharma begins with humility and reverence—especially toward the guru and those who uphold the guru’s teaching.
This verse is within a Tīrthamāhātmya setting, but no specific tīrtha-name appears in this shloka alone.
None directly; the verse frames a dialogue grounded in dharmic instruction.