Shloka 5
Nahūṣa’s Fall Explained: Agastya’s Account to Indra (Śalya-narrated)
शल्य उवाच पूजितं चोपविष्टं तमासने मुनिसत्तमम् | पर्यपृच्छत देवेश: प्रहृष्टो ब्राह्मणर्षभम्
śalya uvāca pūjitaṃ copaviṣṭaṃ tam āsane munisattamam | paryapṛcchata deveśaḥ prahṛṣṭo brāhmaṇarṣabham |
Śalya berkata: Setelah menghormati resi termulia itu dan mendudukkannya di singgasana yang layak, sang penguasa para dewa (Indra), dengan hati bersukacita, mengajukan pertanyaan kepada sang unggul di antara para brahmana.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct in seeking guidance: one should first honour the wise with proper reception and seating, and only then inquire respectfully. Reverence and humility are presented as prerequisites for receiving sound counsel.
A foremost sage has arrived or is present; he is welcomed, honoured, and seated. Then a lordly figure (addressed as deveśa) joyfully begins to question the eminent Brahmin-sage, setting up a dialogue of counsel.