Shloka 29
ययातेर्वानप्रस्थतपःस्वर्गारोहणम् | Yayāti’s Vānaprastha Austerities and Ascent to Heaven
श्रुत्वैव च स राजानं दर्शयामास भार्गव: | दृष्टवैव चागतं शुक्रे ययाति: पृथिवीपति: । वन्न््दे ब्राह्मणं काव्यं प्राउजलि: प्रणत: स्थित:,सब समाचार सुनते ही शुक्राचार्यने वहाँ आकर राजाको दर्शन दिया। विप्रवर शुक्राचार्यको आया देख राजा ययातिने उन्हें प्रणाम किया और हाथ जोड़कर विनम्रभावसे खड़े हो गये
śrutvaiva ca sa rājānaṃ darśayāmāsa bhārgavaḥ | dṛṣṭvaiva cāgataṃ śukre yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | vande brāhmaṇaṃ kāvyaṃ prāñjaliḥ praṇataḥ sthitaḥ ||
As soon as he heard the news, the Bhārgava (Śukrācārya) came there and granted the king his audience. Seeing Śukra arrive, King Yayāti, lord of the earth, bowed in reverence to the Brahmin Kāvya; with hands joined, he stood humbly, embodying the ethic that royal power is to be guided by respect for spiritual authority and learning.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through ācāra: even a powerful king should honor learned Brahmins and teachers with humility, recognizing that spiritual and ethical guidance restrains and refines political power.
Śukrācārya (the Bhārgava, also called Kāvya) arrives after hearing the situation. King Yayāti, seeing him come, respectfully salutes him, joins his palms, and stands bowed in deference.