नमस्कृत्य वचोऽवोचमिति भाव्यर्थनोदितः । तथा मतिस्तथा मित्रं व्यवसायस्तथा नृणाम्
namaskṛtya vaco'vocamiti bhāvyarthanoditaḥ | tathā matistathā mitraṃ vyavasāyastathā nṛṇām
Sau khi cúi lạy, ta cất lời—bị thúc đẩy bởi mục đích đã ấp ủ. Bởi nơi con người, tâm ý như thế nào thì bạn hữu như thế ấy, và việc mưu toan cũng như thế.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa to the sages (deduced)
Listener: (Contextual) audience/interlocutor
Scene: A student bows and speaks with crafted words; behind the polite gesture lies a private agenda—visual contrast between serene posture and calculating gaze.
Inner intention shapes thought, companionship, and action; dharma begins with the purification of purpose.
No sacred site is mentioned.
None; it is a reflective statement on human motivation and conduct.