Shloka 8
Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas — Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
महर्षिन् स तदा दृष्ट्वा प्रणिपत्याभिवाद्य च/ प्रत्युवाच ऋषीन् सर्वान् कृतासनपरिग्रहः
maharṣin sa tadā dṛṣṭvā praṇipatyābhivādya ca/ pratyuvāca ṛṣīn sarvān kṛtāsanaparigrahaḥ
അപ്പോൾ മഹർഷിമാരെ കണ്ട അവൻ സാഷ്ടാംഗപ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത് അഭിവാദ്യം ചെയ്തു; പിന്നെ ആസനം സ്വീകരിച്ച് എല്ലാ ഋഷിമാരോടും സംസാരിച്ചു.
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FAQs
Instruction is preceded by vinaya (humility): praṇipāta and respectful address establish eligibility (adhikāra) for receiving teaching, a recurring Purāṇic and śāstric norm.
Vamśānucarita/Carita (episode narrative) functioning as upodghāta (preface) to a didactic section; it is not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara but supports the Purāṇa’s instructional role.
The rākṣasa’s bowing signifies the conquest of inner arrogance; the ‘taking of a seat’ marks entry into a sabhā of dharma where dialogue replaces violence.