Shloka 23
Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta
Chapter 6
तस्या द्वारं समासाद्य न्यसेथा: कुणपं क्वचित् | त॑ दृष्टवा यो निवर्तेत संवर्त: स महीपते
tasyā dvāraṃ samāsādya nyasethāḥ kuṇapaṃ kvacit | taṃ dṛṣṭvā yo nivarteta saṃvartaḥ sa mahīpate |
那罗陀说道：“你到那座城的城门前去，在那里某处放置一具尸体。大地之主啊！凡见此尸便立刻转身退去者——当知此人即是三婆尔多（Saṃvarta）。随后无论那位大有威力的仙人往何处去，你都从后跟随。待他到达幽僻之处，你当合掌趋前，求其庇护。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights discernment and humility: identify true spiritual power by its reaction to impurity and fear, then approach such a sage not with force but with reverent surrender, seeking guidance in a secluded, respectful setting.
Nārada instructs the king to place a corpse at the city gate as a test. The person who turns back upon seeing it is to be recognized as the sage Saṃvarta. The king should then follow him discreetly and, when the sage is alone, approach with folded hands and request protection and instruction.