Shloka 29
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
महर्षीणां मतं ज्ञात्वा ततः सा सरितां वरा
maharṣīṇāṁ mataṁ jñātvā tataḥ sā saritāṁ varā
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Tendo compreendido o juízo dos grandes ṛṣis, então aquela, a mais excelsa dos rios, agiu em conformidade—ajustando o seu curso ao conselho dos sábios, gesto que ressalta a reverência à autoridade da sabedoria e o peso ético de discernir e seguir a orientação justa.
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.