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TEXT 48
athotajam upayatam
nrdevam pranatam purah
saparyaya paryagrhnat
pratinandyanurupaya
SYNONYMS
athathen; utajamthe hermitage; upayatamapproached; nrdevamthe monarch; pranatambowed down; purahin front; saparyayawith honor; paryagrhnatreceived him; pratinandyagreeting him; anurupayabefitting the Kings position.
TRANSLATION
Seeing that the monarch had come to his hermitage and was bowing before him, the sage greeted him with benediction and received him with due honor.
PURPORT
Emperor Svayambhuva Manu not only approached the cottage of dried leaves possessed by the hermit Kardama but also offered respectful obeisances unto him. Similarly, it was the duty of the hermit to offer blessings to kings who used to approach his hermitage in the jungle.
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