Shloka 39
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
ततो राजा तयो: पादावभिवाद्य महात्मनो: । प्रत्याजगाम स्वपुरं धर्म चैवाचरद् भूशम्,तदनन्तर राजा दम्भोद्भधव उन दोनों महात्माओंके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके अपनी राजधानीमें लौट आये और विशेषरूपसे धर्मका आचरण करने लगे
tato rājā tayoḥ pādāv abhivādya mahātmanoḥ | pratyājagāma svapuraṃ dharmaṃ caivācarad bhūśam ||
پھر بادشاہ نے اُن دونوں مہاتماؤں کے قدموں میں سجدۂ تعظیم کیا اور اپنے دارالحکومت واپس چلا گیا؛ اس کے بعد وہ نہایت اہتمام سے دھرم کے مطابق عمل کرنے لگا۔
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respect for the virtuous and learned (shown by bowing at their feet) should lead to inner transformation: the proper response to good counsel and holy association is a renewed, earnest practice of dharma in one’s own sphere of responsibility.
After meeting two revered great-souled figures, the king pays them formal homage and then returns to his capital. The verse highlights the consequence of that encounter: he begins to observe dharma more intensely in his rule and personal conduct.