भवंति संतस्तद्गृध्रो मा भवेयं प्रसीद मे । इति प्रपन्नेन मया प्रणतोऽसौ महामुनिः
bhavaṃti saṃtastadgṛdhro mā bhaveyaṃ prasīda me | iti prapannena mayā praṇato'sau mahāmuniḥ
सज्जन तो करुणामय होते हैं; इसलिए मैं गिद्ध न बनूँ—मुझ पर प्रसन्न होइए। ऐसा कहकर शरणागत मैं उस महामुनि को प्रणाम कर गिर पड़ा।
Narrator (supplicant)
Scene: The supplicant, fully surrendered, pleads not to be turned into a vulture; the great sage stands as the axis of mercy, with a softened posture indicating impending forgiveness.
Appeal to saintly compassion through surrender is a central Purāṇic method of seeking relief and reform.
None is mentioned in this verse.
None; the emphasis is on prayer and prostration (praṇāma).