Shloka 15
ययातिदौहित्रपुण्यसमुच्चयः | Yayāti and the Grandsons’ Consolidation of Merit
तमाहु: पार्थिवा: सर्वे दीप्यमानमिव श्रिया । को भवान् कस्य वा बन्धुर्देशस्य नगरस्य वा
tam āhuḥ pārthivāḥ sarve dīpyamānam iva śriyā | ko bhavān kasya vā bandhur deśasya nagarasya vā ||
ナーラダは言った。すると諸王は、彼が栄光に燃え立つかのように輝くのを見て問いかけた。「汝は何者か。誰の縁者か。いずれの国、いずれの都より来たのか。汝はヤクシャか神か、ガンダルヴァかラाक्षサか。汝の姿は常の人のそれではない。告げよ——何の目的を成し遂げようとしているのか。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights royal and dharmic protocol: when confronted with an extraordinary stranger, rulers should inquire respectfully about identity, lineage, origin, and intention before forming judgments or taking action.
A group of kings see a person whose appearance is unusually radiant. Astonished, they question him—asking who he is, whose relative he is, where he comes from, what kind of being he might be, and what objective he has come to fulfill.