Shloka 31
Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta
Chapter 6
सचतंविजने दृष्टवा पांसुभि: कर्दमेन च । श्लेष्मणा चैव राजानं छीवनैश्व समाकिरत्,एकान्तमें पहुँचनेपर राजाको अपने पीछे-पीछे आते देख संवर्तने उनपर धूल फेंकी, कीचड़ उछाला तथा थूक और खखार डाल दिये
sa ca taṁ vijane dṛṣṭvā pāṁsubhiḥ kardamena ca | śleṣmaṇā caiva rājānaṁ chīvanaiś ca samākirat ||
એકાંત સ્થાને રાજા પાછળ પાછળ આવે છે એમ જોઈ સંવર્તે તેના પર ધૂળ છાંટી, કાદવ ઉછાળ્યો અને કફ તથા થૂંકથી રાજાને અપવિત્ર કર્યો।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical test: true dharma is shown by restraint and steadiness when one is insulted. The king’s response to deliberate humiliation becomes a measure of inner discipline and fitness for righteous action.
Saṁvarta, seeing the king follow him into a secluded place, intentionally degrades him—throwing dust and mud and casting phlegm/spittle—apparently to repel him or to test his perseverance and temper.