Shloka 19
Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta
Chapter 6
तं॑ गच्छ यदि याज्यं त्वां न वाउ्छति बृहस्पति: । प्रसन्नस्त्वां महातेजा: संवर्तो याजयिष्यति
taṁ gaccha yadi yājyaṁ tvāṁ na vāñchati bṛhaspatiḥ | prasannas tvāṁ mahātejāḥ saṁvarto yājayiṣyati ||
Nārada nói: “Nếu Bṛhaspati không muốn nhận bệ hạ làm yajamāna của lễ tế, thì hãy đến với Saṃvarta. Vị đại hữu uy quang ấy, khi đã hoan hỷ, sẽ vui lòng chủ trì yajña cho bệ hạ.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual authority depends not only on status but on willingness and right relationship: if a renowned priest refuses, one should seek a competent alternative who is favorably disposed, rather than forcing an unwilling preceptor.
Nārada advises the king that if Bṛhaspati will not accept him as the patron of a sacrifice, he should approach the sage Saṁvarta, who—being powerful and pleased—will conduct the rite.