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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.48
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 48
- athoṭajam upāyātaṁ
- nṛdevaṁ praṇataṁ puraḥ
- saparyayā paryagṛhṇāt
- pratinandyānurūpayā
athathen — then; uṭajamthe hermitage — the hermitage; upāyātamapproached — approached; nṛdevamthe monarch — the monarch; praṇatambowed down — bowed down; puraḥin front — in front; saparyayāwith honor — with honor; paryagṛhṇātreceived him — received him; pratinandyagreeting him — greeting him; anurūpayābefitting the King's position — befitting the King's position.
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.
Emperor Svāyambhuva 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.