Shloka 2
Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)
आसन च पुरस्कृत्य रत्नानि विविधानि च । शिरसा चार्घ्यमादाय गुरुपुत्रं समभ्यगात्
āsanaṃ ca puraskṛtya ratnāni vividhāni ca | śirasā cārghyam ādāya guruputraṃ samabhyagāt |
ビーシュマは言った。「おお、バーラタよ。そののちジャナカ王は、群臣を伴い、内宮の女たちと家付きの祭司を先に立てて、師の子のもとへ赴いた。王は栄誉の座と種々の宝玉の贈り物を携え、さらにアルギャの器を頭上に戴き、深い敬意をもって近づいた。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: honoring a worthy person—especially one connected to a teacher—through humility, proper reception (āsana), and respectful offerings (arghya, gifts). Royal power is shown as subordinate to learning and spiritual authority.
After a prior development, King Janaka comes with his entourage to meet the guru’s son, bringing a seat of honor, jewels, and an arghya-vessel carried on his head, signaling formal reverence and readiness to receive instruction or offer respect.