आवां किं कारणं राजा नेक्षते वशवर्तिनौ । प्रोवाच प्रणतो राजा ततो द्वाःस्थं पुरःस्थितम्
āvāṃ kiṃ kāraṇaṃ rājā nekṣate vaśavartinau | provāca praṇato rājā tato dvāḥsthaṃ puraḥsthitam
“Vì cớ gì nhà vua không nhìn đến chúng ta, những kẻ vâng phục và chịu sự chế ngự?” Bấy giờ nhà vua—cúi đầu cung kính—nói với người giữ cửa đang đứng trước mặt.
Śiva (Īśvara) (narrating)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Māhātmya audience
Scene: Nara questions why the king refuses to see them; inside, Yudhiṣṭhira—now bowed—speaks to the doorkeeper, signaling a shift from command to reverent reconsideration.
Self-control and sincerity deserve recognition; when wrongly denied, respectful dialogue becomes the path to restoring dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the contextual tīrtha where this dharmic lesson is narrated.
None; it centers on ethical conduct and respectful speech.