Shloka 3
Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude
तान् समेत्य स राजर्षिरभिवाद्य कृताज्जलि: । रामस्यानुचरं वीरमपृच्छदकृतव्रणम्,उन सबसे मिलकर राजर्षि युधिष्ठिरने हाथ जोड़कर उन्हें प्रणाम किया और परशुरामजीके सेवक वीरवर अकृतत्रणसे पूछा--“भगवान् परशुरामजी इन तपस्वी महात्माओंको कब दर्शन देंगे? उसी निमित्तसे मैं भी उन भगवान् भार्गवका दर्शन करना चाहता हूँ!
tān sametya sa rājarṣir abhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ | rāmasyānucaraṃ vīram apṛcchad akṛtavraṇam ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having met them all, the royal sage (Yudhiṣṭhira) bowed with joined palms and respectfully questioned the heroic Akṛtavraṇa, attendant of Rāma (Paraśurāma): “When will Lord Paraśurāma grant his audience to these ascetic great-souled ones? For that very purpose I too wish to behold that divine Bhārgava.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through humility and reverence: even a king-sage approaches ascetics and a revered teacher-figure with folded hands, seeking darśana not for power but for spiritual purpose and guidance.
Yudhiṣṭhira meets a group of ascetic sages, salutes them respectfully, and then asks Akṛtavraṇa—Paraśurāma’s attendant—when Paraśurāma will appear to grant them an audience, expressing his own desire to see the Bhārgava.