Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
तत उत्थाय ह्ृष्टात्मा प्राज्जलि: शिरसा नतः । पूजयामास माद्रेय: पावकं भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठी जनमेजय! यह सुनकर माद्रीकुमार सहदेव प्रसन्नचित्त हो वहाँसे उठे और हाथ जोड़कर एवं सिर झुकाकर उन्होंने अग्निदेवका पूजन किया
tata utthāya hṛṣṭātmā prāñjaliḥ śirasā nataḥ | pūjayāmāsa mādreyaḥ pāvakaṃ bharatarṣabha ||
ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນດັ່ງນັ້ນ ສະຫະເທວະ ບຸດແຫ່ງນາງມາດຣີ ກໍລຸກຂຶ້ນດ້ວຍໃຈຊື່ນບານ; ປະນົມມື ແລະກົ້ມສີສະ ບູຊາພາວະກະ (ພຣະອັກນິ), ໂອ ຜູ້ປະເສີດດຸດດັ່ງງົວຜູ້ໃນວົງສາບາຣະຕະ.
सहदेव उवाच
The verse highlights dharmic conduct expressed through humility and gratitude: when one receives auspicious guidance or divine support, the proper response is respectful worship and acknowledgment rather than self-importance.
Sahadeva, pleased by what he has just heard, stands up and performs a gesture of reverence—joining his palms and bowing his head—then worships Agni (Pāvaka).