Shloka 11
Adhyāya 122 — Śruta-vṛtta-yukta Brāhmaṇa and the Ethics of Dāna
Maitreya–Vyāsa Saṃvāda
।। स कीट एवमाभाष्य ऋषिणा सत्यवादिना । प्रतिस्मृत्याथ जग्राह पादौ मूर्थ्नि कृताउ्जलि:
sa kīṭa evam ābhāṣya ṛṣiṇā satyavādinā | pratismṛtyātha jagrāha pādau mūrdhni kṛtāñjaliḥ ||
真実を語る聖仙とこのように語り合ったのち、その存在—その時は虫の姿であった—は、聖者の言葉と恩寵を思い起こした。そこで合掌して敬礼し、ひれ伏して頭を聖者の御足に置き、謙遜と感謝、そしてダルマへの帰依を表した。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthful sages elevate even the lowliest being; the proper response to such guidance is humility, remembrance of the teaching, and reverent submission to dharma—symbolized by folded hands and bowing at the sage’s feet.
A being described as a kīṭa (worm/insect-form) has spoken with a truth-speaking sage. Remembering that encounter, he approaches in devotion, joins his palms, and bows so that his head rests upon the sage’s feet, indicating repentance, gratitude, and acceptance of the sage’s authority.