Shloka 21
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
त॑ लोकसाक्षिणमजं पुरुष॑ पुराणं रविवर्णमीश्वरं गतिं बहुश: । प्रणमध्वमेकमनसो यतः सलिलोद्धवो5पि तमृषिं प्रणत:
taṁ lokasākṣiṇam ajaṁ puruṣaṁ purāṇaṁ ravivarṇam īśvaraṁ gatiṁ bahuśaḥ | praṇamadhvam ekamanaso yataḥ saliloddhavo ’pi tam ṛṣiṁ praṇataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Bersujudlah berulang-ulang, dengan batin yang terpusat, kepada Dia—Pribadi purba yang tak terlahir, Tuhan yang bercahaya laksana matahari, saksi seluruh dunia dan tumpuan tertinggi. Bahkan sang ṛṣi yang terbit dari perairan pun telah bersujud kepada-Nya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-minded devotion and repeated reverence are directed to the Supreme Lord—unborn, primordial, and radiant—who stands as the world’s witness and the highest refuge; even exalted sages acknowledge His supremacy by bowing to Him.
Vaiśampāyana urges the listeners to offer repeated salutations with concentrated minds to the supreme divine principle, emphasizing that this reverence is validated by the example of a venerable ‘water-born’ sage who has also bowed to that Lord.