Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 15
ययातिदौहित्रपुण्यसमुच्चयः | Yayāti and the Grandsons’ Consolidation of Merit
तमाहु: पार्थिवा: सर्वे दीप्यमानमिव श्रिया । को भवान् कस्य वा बन्धुर्देशस्य नगरस्य वा
tam āhuḥ pārthivāḥ sarve dīpyamānam iva śriyā | ko bhavān kasya vā bandhur deśasya nagarasya vā ||
那罗陀说道：于是诸王见他仿佛以荣光炽然燃耀，便问道：“你是谁？你与谁同族？来自何方国土、何处城邑？你是夜叉还是天神，是乾闼婆还是罗刹？你的形貌并非凡人所有。请告知——你欲成就何事？”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights royal and dharmic protocol: when confronted with an extraordinary stranger, rulers should inquire respectfully about identity, lineage, origin, and intention before forming judgments or taking action.
A group of kings see a person whose appearance is unusually radiant. Astonished, they question him—asking who he is, whose relative he is, where he comes from, what kind of being he might be, and what objective he has come to fulfill.