Shloka 4
Nahūṣa’s Fall Explained: Agastya’s Account to Indra (Śalya-narrated)
इन्द्र रवाच स्वागतं ते महर्षेउस्तु प्रीतो5हं दर्शनात् तव । पाद्यमाचमनीयं च गामर्घ्य च प्रतीच्छ मे,इन्द्र बोले--महर्ष! आपका स्वागत है, आपके दर्शनसे मुझे बड़ी प्रसन्नता मिली है, आपकी सेवामें यह पाद्य, अर्घ्य, आचमनीय तथा गौ समर्पित है। आप मेरी दी हुई ये सब वस्तुएँ ग्रहण कीजिये
indra uvāca—svāgataṁ te maharṣe; tuṣṭaḥ prīto ’haṁ darśanāt tava | pādyaṁ ācamanīyaṁ ca gām arghyaṁ ca pratīccha me ||
因陀罗说道：“欢迎你，大圣仙。我因得见你而心满意足、欢喜无量。请收下我依礼奉上的款待之物——濯足之水、啜饮净水（阿遮摩尼耶）、阿尔伽供献，以及一头母牛。”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights atithi-dharma: honoring a worthy guest—especially a sage—with respectful words and the traditional offerings (pādya, ācamanīya, arghya, and a cow). Even Indra models humility and reverence, showing that ethical conduct is measured by how one receives and serves the virtuous.
Indra greets a great ṛṣi who has arrived, expresses joy at seeing him, and formally offers the standard hospitality items—foot-washing water, sipping water, arghya, and a cow—requesting the sage to accept them.