Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
राजोवाच ।
क्व गतो भगवाञस्मादाश्रमान्मुनिपुङ्गवः ।
तं प्रणे तुमिहेच्छामि तत् त्वं प्रब्रूहि शोभने ॥
rājovāca |
kva gato bhagavān asmād āśramān munipuṅgavaḥ |
taṃ praṇetum ihecchāmi tat tvaṃ prabrūhi śobhane ||
ರಾಜನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಈ ಆಶ್ರಮದಿಂದ ಆ ಪೂಜ್ಯ ಋಷಿ, ಮುನಿವೃಷಭನು, ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ತೆರಳಿದ್ದಾನೆ? ನಾನು ಅವನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಲ್ಪಡಲು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಓ ಸುಂದರಿಯೇ, ನನಗೆ ಹೇಳು.
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Legitimate authority in Purāṇic culture is twofold: temporal power seeks validation and direction from spiritual insight.
Carita (conduct and speech of a king within an episode).
The request ‘lead me to him’ reflects the inner need for a guru-principle: the self cannot ‘see’ the sage (wisdom) without being guided.