Shloka 56
प्रसाद्य ब्राह्मण ते तु पाद्यमर्घ्य निवेद्य च । प्रायच्छन् कुण्डले दिव्ये पन्नगा: परमार्चिते,इस प्रकार ब्राह्मण देवताको प्रसन्न करके नागोंने उन्हें पाद्य और अर्घ्य निवेदन किया और वे दोनों परम पूजित दिव्य कुण्डल भी वापस कर दिये
prasādya brāhmaṇa te tu pādyam arghyaṃ nivedya ca | prāyacchan kuṇḍale divye pannagāḥ paramārcite ||
Having propitiated the brāhmaṇa, the Nāgas then offered him the customary water for washing the feet and the arghya of honor; and they returned the two divine earrings, which were supremely revered. The episode underscores the ethic that even the powerful must honor sanctity and right conduct—appeasing the righteous, offering due hospitality, and restoring what is owed.
अश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma includes honoring the worthy through proper hospitality (pādya, arghya), seeking reconciliation by pleasing the righteous, and restoring what is due; power is shown not by force but by reverence and ethical restitution.
The Nāgas, after pacifying a brāhmaṇa, perform formal acts of respect by offering pādya and arghya, and they return the two divine earrings that are described as highly revered.