Shloka 16
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
तथोत्युक्तैस्तुतैः सर्वैर्भूमिपालैर्नृपात्मजः । जगाम संमुखं पद्भ्यां क्रोशमात्रं पितुस्तदा ॥ १६ ॥
tathotyuktaistutaiḥ sarvairbhūmipālairnṛpātmajaḥ | jagāma saṃmukhaṃ padbhyāṃ krośamātraṃ pitustadā || 16 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ എല്ലാ ഭൂമിപാലന്മാരാലും അഭിസംബോധനയും സ്തുതിയും ലഭിച്ച രാജകുമാരൻ, അന്ന് പിതാവിനെ നേരിടാൻ കാല്നടയായി ഏകദേശം ഒരു ക്രോശം മുന്നോട്ട് പോയി.
Suta (narrator)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights humility and proper conduct: even after receiving praise from many rulers, the prince personally goes on foot to meet his father, modeling disciplined respect and dharmic restraint.
Though not a direct bhakti teaching, it supports bhakti-culture through humility (vinaya) and reverence toward elders—qualities repeatedly treated as foundations for receiving sacred instruction and engaging in pilgrimage (tirtha) practice.
A practical traditional detail appears through the distance unit “krośa,” reflecting conventional measurement used in pilgrimage descriptions and route-planning in tirtha-mahātmyas (rather than a specific Vedanga like Vyakarana or Jyotisha).