Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
राजोवाच ।
क्व गतो भगवाञस्मादाश्रमान्मुनिपुङ्गवः ।
तं प्रणे तुमिहेच्छामि तत् त्वं प्रब्रूहि शोभने ॥
rājovāca |
kva gato bhagavān asmād āśramān munipuṅgavaḥ |
taṃ praṇetum ihecchāmi tat tvaṃ prabrūhi śobhane ||
राजोवाच—अस्याश्रमात् क्व गतः स मुनिवृषभः पूज्य ऋषिः? तमिह नयितुमिच्छामि; तस्मात् हे सुन्दरी, मे ब्रूहि।
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Legitimate authority in Purāṇic culture is twofold: temporal power seeks validation and direction from spiritual insight.
Carita (conduct and speech of a king within an episode).
The request ‘lead me to him’ reflects the inner need for a guru-principle: the self cannot ‘see’ the sage (wisdom) without being guided.