Shloka 18
Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta
Chapter 6
नारद उवाच राजन्नज्धिरस: पुत्र: संवर्तो नाम धार्मिक: । चड्क्रमीति दिश: सर्वा दिग्वासा मोहयन् प्रजा:
nārada uvāca rājann aṅgirasaḥ putraḥ saṃvarto nāma dhārmikaḥ | digvāsā mohayann prajāḥ sarvā diśaḥ paricakrāmeti ||
那罗陀说道：“大王啊，安祇罗有第二个儿子，名叫三婆尔多（Saṃvarta），是一位笃守达摩之人。他裸身而居，隐匿于凡俗目光之外，使众人迷惑，却又不断周游四方。若布里哈斯帕提（Bṛhaspati）不愿收你为祭主（yajamāna），便去投奔三婆尔多；他光辉炽盛，若心生欢喜，必将乐意为你主持祭祀（yajña）。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual success and moral order depend not merely on status but on the right alignment of patron and priest: when an established authority (Bṛhaspati) withholds consent, one should seek a qualified, dharmic alternative (Saṃvarta) rather than forcing an improper relationship.
Nārada informs the king about Saṃvarta, Aṅgiras’s righteous son who wanders as a sky-clad ascetic, and advises the king to approach him to officiate the sacrifice if Bṛhaspati declines to accept the king as his yajamāna.