Shloka 14
Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya
Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata
उत्थापयामास तदा प्रभुरेक: प्रजापति: । उवाच चैनं भगवांश्रविरस्यागतमात्मजम्,सामने ब्रह्माजीको देखकर उन्हें बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई और उन्होंने उनके दोनों चरणोंमें सिर झुकाकर प्रणाम किया। भगवान् शिवको अपने चरणोंमें पड़ा देख उस समय एकमात्र सर्वसमर्थ भगवान् प्रजापतिने दाहिने हाथसे उन्हें उठाया और दीर्घकालके पश्चात् अपने निकट आये हुए पुत्रसे इस प्रकार कहा
utthāpayāmāsa tadā prabhur ekaḥ prajāpatiḥ | uvāca cainaṃ bhagavān śravi(r)asyāgatam ātmajam |
वैशम्पायन उवाच—ततः स एकः प्रभुः प्रजापतिः तमुत्थापयामास। दीर्घकालादागतमात्मजं दृष्ट्वा भगवाञ्शिवं पादयोः पतितं प्रणिपतन्तं च, हर्षसमन्वितः प्रजापतिः दक्षिणहस्तेनोत्थाप्य स्नेहगम्भीरया गिरा तमुवाच।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds humility and reverence even among exalted beings: sincere prostration is met with gracious uplift. Ethically, it models how authority should respond to devotion—not with domination, but with compassionate elevation and affectionate instruction.
Śiva approaches and bows at Prajāpati/Brahmā’s feet. Prajāpati, pleased, lifts him up with his right hand and begins to speak to him as to a long-absent son, setting up the ensuing discourse.