Shloka 29
ययातेर्वानप्रस्थतपःस्वर्गारोहणम् | Yayāti’s Vānaprastha Austerities and Ascent to Heaven
श्रुत्वैव च स राजानं दर्शयामास भार्गव: | दृष्टवैव चागतं शुक्रे ययाति: पृथिवीपति: । वन्न््दे ब्राह्मणं काव्यं प्राउजलि: प्रणत: स्थित:
śrutvaiva ca sa rājānaṃ darśayāmāsa bhārgavaḥ | dṛṣṭvaiva cāgataṃ śukre yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | vande brāhmaṇaṃ kāvyaṃ prāñjaliḥ praṇataḥ sthitaḥ ||
Sebaik sahaja mendengar khabar itu, Bhārgava (Śukrācārya) pun datang ke sana dan mengurniakan perkenan untuk menghadap raja. Melihat Śukra tiba, Raja Yayāti, penguasa bumi, menunduk penuh hormat kepada Brahmana Kāvya; dengan kedua tangan dirapatkan, baginda berdiri dengan rendah hati—menegaskan bahawa kuasa raja wajib dipandu oleh penghormatan kepada kewibawaan rohani dan ilmu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through ācāra: even a powerful king should honor learned Brahmins and teachers with humility, recognizing that spiritual and ethical guidance restrains and refines political power.
Śukrācārya (the Bhārgava, also called Kāvya) arrives after hearing the situation. King Yayāti, seeing him come, respectfully salutes him, joins his palms, and stands bowed in deference.