नमस्कृत्य वचोऽवोचमिति भाव्यर्थनोदितः । तथा मतिस्तथा मित्रं व्यवसायस्तथा नृणाम्
namaskṛtya vaco'vocamiti bhāvyarthanoditaḥ | tathā matistathā mitraṃ vyavasāyastathā nṛṇām
Tendo-me curvado em reverência, falei, impelido pelo intento que trazia no coração. Pois nos homens, assim é a mente, assim é a companhia que escolhem, e assim é o empreendimento que assumem.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa to the sages (deduced)
Listener: (Contextual) audience/interlocutor
Scene: A student bows and speaks with crafted words; behind the polite gesture lies a private agenda—visual contrast between serene posture and calculating gaze.
Inner intention shapes thought, companionship, and action; dharma begins with the purification of purpose.
No sacred site is mentioned.
None; it is a reflective statement on human motivation and conduct.