सूत उवाच । एवं संभाषमाणं तु दृष्ट्वा देवं महेश्वरम् । वल्मीकादुत्थितो राजन्गृहीत्वा करसंपुटम् । तुष्टाव वचनैः शुद्धैर्लोकनाथमरिंदम्
sūta uvāca | evaṃ saṃbhāṣamāṇaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā devaṃ maheśvaram | valmīkādutthito rājangṛhītvā karasaṃpuṭam | tuṣṭāva vacanaiḥ śuddhairlokanāthamariṃdam
ସୂତ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ, ଏପରି କଥା କହୁଥିବା ମହେଶ୍ୱର ଦେବଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ଧର୍ମ ବାଲ୍ମୀକ (ପିପିଳିକା-ଟିବି) ଠାରୁ ଉଠି, କରସମ୍ପୁଟ କରି ପ୍ରଣାମ କଲା। ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ବଚନରେ ସେ ଲୋକନାଥ, ଶତ୍ରୁଦମନ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କଲା।
Sūta
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (valmīka-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: In a forest clearing, an anthill splits open; Dharma rises from it, palms joined, facing Maheśvara. The Lord stands radiant; the air feels purified by ‘śuddha’ words of praise.
Humility and reverent praise (stuti) are the natural response to divine presence; purity of speech is itself devotion.
Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred landscape; the anthill motif signals a sanctified tapas-spot within that forest.
Añjali (joining palms) and stuti (hymnic praise) are demonstrated as devotional acts, though not framed as a formal rite.