Shloka 29
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
महर्षीणां मतं ज्ञात्वा ततः सा सरितां वरा
maharṣīṇāṁ mataṁ jñātvā tataḥ sā saritāṁ varā
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah memahami keputusan para resi agung, maka sungai yang terunggul antara segala sungai itu pun bertindak demikian—menyelaraskan alirannya dengan nasihat para bijaksana, suatu tanda penghormatan kepada kewibawaan hikmah serta beratnya tuntutan etika untuk menimbang dan mengikuti petunjuk yang benar.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical importance of discerning wise counsel (the matam of great sages) and then acting in accordance with it—suggesting that deference to realized, dharma-grounded authority can guide right action.
The narrator states that, after learning the decision/opinion of the great seers, the foremost of rivers (a specific river implied by context) proceeds accordingly, marking a narrative step where the river’s subsequent action follows the sages’ counsel.