Shloka 12
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
दिव्यवादित्रसंघुष्टे दिव्यस्त्रीचारणावृते । इन्द्र: पप्रच्छ देवेशमभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च
divyavāditrasaṅghuṣṭe divyastrīcāraṇāvṛte | indraḥ papraccha deveśam abhivādya praṇamya ca ||
ビーシュマは言った。「神々の楽器が鳴り響き、天女とチャーラナたちに囲まれたその天上の会座において、インドラは神々の主に近づいた。まず恭しく礼を捧げ、伏して拝してから、インドラは問いを申し上げた。」この場面は、神々の中で最も高き統治者でさえ、謙虚さと正しい作法、そして霊的権威への敬意によって導きを求めることを示している。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: even a powerful ruler (Indra) approaches a higher spiritual authority with humility—first saluting and bowing—before asking questions. Proper reverence and disciplined conduct are presented as prerequisites for receiving guidance.
A grand celestial gathering is described, filled with divine music and surrounded by heavenly beings. In that setting, Indra respectfully greets and bows to the Lord of the gods (contextually Brahmā) and then begins his inquiry.