Shloka 16
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
स्मृतस्तेन तदा सद्यः समुपेत्य नराधिपम् । किं करोमीति सोऽप्याह प्रणिपत्य महामुने ॥
smṛtas tena tadā sadyaḥ samupetya narādhipam / kiṃ karomīti so 'py āha praṇipatya mahāmune
Nang siya’y maalala ng hari, agad siyang dumating sa harap nito. Yumukod sa pagpupugay, magalang din niyang sinabi, “O dakilang rishi, ano ang dapat kong gawin?”
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FAQs
The narrative models deference to spiritual authority: power is legitimized when subordinated to dharma and guided by the wise.
Upākhyāna; character-action sequence advancing a moralized plot.
A ‘dark’ being bowing to a sage symbolizes the tamasic being disciplined by sattvic wisdom—instinct and force harnessed to rightful ends.