यत्रस्थः स महीपालः सत्यसंधस्तपोन्वितः । शोकोद्विग्नास्ततः प्राहुस्तं भूपं रहसि स्थितम्
yatrasthaḥ sa mahīpālaḥ satyasaṃdhastaponvitaḥ | śokodvignāstataḥ prāhustaṃ bhūpaṃ rahasi sthitam
Там пребывал хранитель земли — твердый в истине и исполненный подвижничества. Потрясенные скорбью, они затем обратились к тому царю, сидевшему в уединении, говоря с ним тайно.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Scene: A grief-stricken council approaches a truth-bound ascetic king seated alone in a forest hermitage near a sacred water/temple precinct; the king is calm yet burdened, the envoys anxious and pleading.
Even an austere, truth-bound ruler must face worldly duties; private renunciation is tested when public welfare is at stake.
The verse does not name a tīrtha; it continues the chapter’s tīrtha-linked royal narrative.
Tapas (austerity) is referenced as the king’s practice, though no specific rite is detailed.