Shloka 57
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
तत उत्थाय ह्ृष्टात्मा प्राज्जलि: शिरसा नतः । पूजयामास माद्रेय: पावकं भरतर्षभ
tata utthāya hṛṣṭātmā prāñjaliḥ śirasā nataḥ | pūjayāmāsa mādreyaḥ pāvakaṃ bharatarṣabha ||
यह सुनकर माद्रीकुमार सहदेव हर्षितचित्त होकर उठ खड़े हुए। उन्होंने हाथ जोड़कर और सिर झुकाकर, हे भरतश्रेष्ठ, पावक (अग्निदेव) की विधिपूर्वक पूजा की।
सहदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct expressed through humility and gratitude: when one receives auspicious guidance or divine support, the proper response is respectful worship and acknowledgment rather than self-importance.
Sahadeva, pleased by what he has just heard, stands up and performs a gesture of reverence—joining his palms and bowing his head—then worships Agni (Pāvaka).