Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
अगस्त्य उवाच । एवमुक्तस्ततो देवा ऋषयश्च पिनाकिना । अहं च नृपते तस्य देवस्य प्रणतोऽभवम् ॥ ७१.१ ॥
agastya uvāca | evam uktas tato devā ṛṣayaś ca pinākinā | ahaṃ ca nṛpate tasya devasya praṇato 'bhavam || 71.1 ||
Agastja rzekł: Tak przemówieni przez dźwigającego łuk Pinaka, bogowie i mędrcy, a także ja, o królu, ukłonili się w czci przed tym bóstwem.
Agastya
It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative frame in which a sage reports events to a royal listener, anchoring the transmission of sacred-history and ethical discourse within courtly and scholastic settings.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the narrative participants (gods, sages, and the speaker) and their response to “Pinākin.”
The verse foregrounds a cultural-philosophical norm of humility and respectful comportment (praṇāma) toward a revered figure, presented descriptively within the narrative.
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