Shloka 16
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 3: Karṇa’s training under Rāma Jāmadagnya and the Bhārgava restriction on the Brahmāstra
४/ /६ ० ८ ३४७ स राम॑ प्राउ्जलि भूत्वा बभाषे पूर्णमानस: । स्वस्ति ते भगुशार्दूल गमिष्येडहं यथागतम्
sa rāma prāñjali bhūtvā babhāṣe pūrṇamānasaḥ | svasti te bhṛguśārdūla gamiṣye ’haṃ yathāgatam ||
वह हाथ जोड़कर, मन से पूर्ण तृप्त होकर परशुरामजी से बोला— “भृगुश्रेष्ठ! आपका कल्याण हो। मैं जैसे आया था, वैसे ही लौट जाऊँगा। मुनिप्रवर! आपने मुझे इस नरक से मुक्त कर दिया; आपका भला हो। मैं आपको प्रणाम करता हूँ— आपने मेरा अत्यन्त प्रिय कार्य सिद्ध कर दिया।”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverence and gratitude toward a righteous sage are presented as proper dharmic responses to receiving help—especially help that removes suffering and moral consequence. The verse highlights humility (joined palms), blessing the benefactor (svasti), and acknowledging the ethical weight of being rescued from a hellish state.
A speaker, now relieved and satisfied, respectfully addresses Rāma (Paraśurāma), blesses him, and declares he will depart as he came. He explicitly credits the sage with freeing him from ‘this hell’ and offers salutations, emphasizing that the sage has fulfilled a deeply desired aim.