एतच्छ्रुत्वा च वचनं महेंद्रस्य गिरांपतिः । प्रत्युवाच महाभागो बॉहस्पति रुदारधीः
etacchrutvā ca vacanaṃ maheṃdrasya girāṃpatiḥ | pratyuvāca mahābhāgo baॉhaspati rudāradhīḥ
महेंद्र के ये वचन सुनकर वाणी के स्वामी, परम भाग्यवान और दृढ़ बुद्धि वाले बृहस्पति ने प्रत्युत्तर दिया।
Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, introducing Bṛhaspati’s reply)
Scene: Bṛhaspati, serene and authoritative, begins his reply to Indra; his posture is steady, eyes compassionate yet sharp; the assembly leans in to hear the decisive counsel.
Wise speech and guidance arise from attentive listening; dharma is preserved when rulers heed the counsel of the learned.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse frames a guru–king dialogue on righteous governance.
None.