Shloka 16
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
तथोत्युक्तैस्तुतैः सर्वैर्भूमिपालैर्नृपात्मजः । जगाम संमुखं पद्भ्यां क्रोशमात्रं पितुस्तदा ॥ १६ ॥
tathotyuktaistutaiḥ sarvairbhūmipālairnṛpātmajaḥ | jagāma saṃmukhaṃ padbhyāṃ krośamātraṃ pitustadā || 16 ||
Được hết thảy các vua ngỏ lời và tán dương như vậy, vị hoàng tử liền đi bộ tiến ra đón phụ vương, khi ấy đi chừng một krośa.
Suta (narrator)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights humility and proper conduct: even after receiving praise from many rulers, the prince personally goes on foot to meet his father, modeling disciplined respect and dharmic restraint.
Though not a direct bhakti teaching, it supports bhakti-culture through humility (vinaya) and reverence toward elders—qualities repeatedly treated as foundations for receiving sacred instruction and engaging in pilgrimage (tirtha) practice.
A practical traditional detail appears through the distance unit “krośa,” reflecting conventional measurement used in pilgrimage descriptions and route-planning in tirtha-mahātmyas (rather than a specific Vedanga like Vyakarana or Jyotisha).