स चापि पाण्डवेय सिन्धुसौवीरपतिस्तत्त्वजिज्ञासायां सम्यक्श्रद्धयाधिकृताधिकारस्तद्धृदयग्रन्थिमोचनं द्विजवच आश्रुत्य बहुयोगग्रन्थसम्मतं त्वरयावरुह्य शिरसा पादमूलमुपसृत: क्षमापयन् विगतनृपदेवस्मय उवाच ॥ १५ ॥
sa capi pandaveya sindhu-sauvira-patis tattva-jijnasayam samyak-sraddhayadhikrtadhikaras tad dhrdaya-granthi-mocanam dvija-vaca asrutya bahu-yoga-grantha-sammatam tvarayavaruhya sirasa pada-mulam upasrtah ksamapayan vigata-nrpa-deva-smaya uvaca.
- sah
- he (Maharaja Rahugana)
- ca
- also
- api
- indeed
- pandaveya
- O best of the Pandu dynasty (Maharaja Pariksit)
- sindhu-sauvira-patih
- the King of the states known as Sindhu and Sauvira
- tattva-jijnasayam
- in the matter of inquiring about the Absolute Truth
- samyak-sraddhaya
- by faith consisting of complete control of the senses and the mind
- adhikrta-adhikarah
- who attained the proper qualification
- tat
- that
- hrdaya-granthi
- the knot of false conceptions within the heart
- mocanam
- which eradicates
- dvija-vacah
- the words of the brahmana (Jada Bharata)
- asrutya
- hearing
- bahu-yoga-grantha-sammatam
- approved by all yogic processes and their scriptures
- tvaraya
- very hastily
- avaruhya
- getting down (from the palanquin)
- sirasa
- by his head
- pada-mulam
- at the lotus feet
- upasrtah
- falling down flat to offer obeisances
- ksamapayan
- obtaining pardon for his offense
- vigata-nrpa-deva-smayah
- giving up the false pride of being the King and therefore being worshipable
- uvaca
- said
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: O best of the Pandu dynasty (Maharaja Pariksit), the King of the Sindhu and Sauvira states (Maharaja Rahugana) had great faith in discussions of the Absolute Truth. Being thus qualified, he heard from Jada Bharata that philosophical presentation which is approved by all scriptures on the mystic yoga process and which slackens the knot in the heart. His material conception of himself as a king was thus destroyed. He immediately descended from his palanquin and fell flat on the ground with his head at the lotus feet of Jada Bharata in such a way that he might be excused for his insulting words against the great brahmana. He then prayed as follows.