Devi Bhagavatam 7.13.54 — Devi Gita & Liberation, Skandha 7, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 54
Vishvamitra Resolves to Uplift Trishanku from His Curse
दण्डवन्निपपातोर्व्यां पादयोस्तरसा मुनेः । गृहीत्वा तं करे भूपं पतितं कौशिकस्तदा
daṇḍavannipapātorvyāṃ pādayostarasā muneḥ . gṛhītvā taṃ kare bhūpaṃ patitaṃ kauśikastadā
అతను వెంటనే ముని పాదాలపై దండంలా నేలపై పడ్డాడు. అప్పుడు కౌశికుడు నేలపై పడిన ఆ రాజును చేత్తో పట్టుకున్నాడు.
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Narrator: Vyasa
Listener: Janamejaya
Dialogue Context: Trishanku's surrender to Vishvamitra
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Text: Dandavat Pranam (prostrating fully like a stick) is a traditional sign of absolute surrender and respect in Hindu culture.
Text: Absolute surrender attracts divine grace. The sage touching the outcaste king signifies that spiritual compassion transcends social boundaries and ritual purity.
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Trishanku immediately fell flat on the ground like a stick (Dandavat Pranam) at the feet of the sage.
Vishvamitra compassionately took the fallen king by his hand to lift him up.
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