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 ||
Assim que soube da notícia, o Bhārgava (Śukrācārya) veio até ali e concedeu ao rei a sua audiência. Ao ver Śukra chegar, o rei Yayāti, senhor da terra, curvou-se com reverência diante do brâmane Kāvya; de mãos postas, permaneceu de pé com humildade, mostrando que o poder régio deve ser guiado pelo respeito à autoridade espiritual e ao saber.
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.