गौतम उवाच । कच्चित्ते कुशलं राजन्कच्चित्ते पदमव्ययम्
gautama uvāca | kaccitte kuśalaṃ rājankaccitte padamavyayam
గౌతముడు పలికెను—“ఓ రాజా, నీకు క్షేమమేనా? నీవు అవ్యయమైన, సురక్షితమైన పదాన్ని పొందితివా?”
Gautama
Scene: Gautama addresses the king with calm compassion, right hand slightly raised in blessing; the king listens, still burdened but steadied by the sage’s auspicious words.
Dharmic inquiry begins with welfare and the search for an enduring refuge—worldly well-being aligned with imperishable spiritual grounding.
None; it is a conversational opening in the narrative.
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