Shloka 14
Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya
Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata
उत्थापयामास तदा प्रभुरेक: प्रजापति: । उवाच चैनं भगवांश्रविरस्यागतमात्मजम्
utthāpayāmāsa tadā prabhur ekaḥ prajāpatiḥ | uvāca cainaṃ bhagavān śravi(r)asyāgatam ātmajam |
毗舍摩波耶那说：其时，唯一的至上主宰——生主（Prajāpati）将他扶起。世尊遂对他开口——那是他久别方归的亲子。见湿婆恭敬伏于足下，生主心生大悦，以右手将其扶起，并以慈爱而庄重的父亲之情，向归来的儿子谆谆言说。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds humility and reverence even among exalted beings: sincere prostration is met with gracious uplift. Ethically, it models how authority should respond to devotion—not with domination, but with compassionate elevation and affectionate instruction.
Śiva approaches and bows at Prajāpati/Brahmā’s feet. Prajāpati, pleased, lifts him up with his right hand and begins to speak to him as to a long-absent son, setting up the ensuing discourse.