Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 23
Yayāti Ensnared by Desire: Gandharva Marriage, Aśvamedha, and the Demand to See the Worlds
तस्याः पादौ ननामाथ भक्त्या नमितकंधरः । आदेशो दीयतां राजन्येनाहूतः समागतः
tasyāḥ pādau nanāmātha bhaktyā namitakaṃdharaḥ | ādeśo dīyatāṃ rājanyenāhūtaḥ samāgataḥ
Rồi, với cổ cúi xuống trong lòng sùng kính, Amitakaṃdhara phủ phục dưới chân bà và thưa: “Ôi hoàng hậu, xin ban mệnh lệnh—con đã đến đây theo lời triệu gọi của người.”
Unspecified male speaker addressing a queen (rājñī)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ननामाथ = ननाम + अथ; राजन्येनाहूतः = राजन् + येन + आहूतः (राजन् + येन → राजन्येन); (पाठे ‘नमितकंधरः’ = नमितकन्धरः).
FAQs
It portrays devotion through physical humility—bowing at the feet and lowering the neck—showing bhakti as reverent surrender expressed in action.
Respectful conduct and readiness to serve are presented as virtues: the speaker approaches with humility and asks for instruction rather than asserting his own will.
It reflects courtly norms of deference to royalty, where a summoned person announces arrival and requests the ruler’s आदेश (command) after offering respectful obeisance.