श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
एकदा नारदं दृष्ट्वा कण्वो नाम महामुनिः ।
पप्रच्छ परया भक्त्या प्रणम्य विहिताञ्जलिः ॥
The Sadguru said:
Once, the great sage named Kaṇva, seeing Nārada, bowed down with great devotion, and with folded hands, he asked.
śrīsadgururuvāca
ekadā nāradaṃ dṛṣṭvā kaṇvo nāma mahāmuniḥ
papraccha parayā bhaktyā praṇamya vihitāñjaliḥ
एकदा · ekadā — once
नारदम् · nāradaṃ — Nārada
दृष्ट्वा · dṛṣṭvā — having seen
कण्वः · kaṇvaḥ — Sage Kaṇva
नाम · nāma — named
महामुनिः · mahāmuniḥ — the great sage
पप्रच्छ · papraccha — asked
परया · parayā — with supreme
भक्त्या · bhaktyā — devotion
प्रणम्य · praṇamya — having bowed down
विहिताञ्जलिः · vihitāñjaliḥ — with folded hands
एकदा कण्वः नाम महामुनिः नारदं दृष्ट्वा परया भक्त्या प्रणम्य विहिताञ्जलिः सन् पप्रच्छ।
once · Nārada · having seen · Sage Kaṇva · named · the great sage · asked · with supreme · devotion · having bowed down · with folded hands
This verse introduces the protagonist, Sage Kaṇva, and sets the stage for the dialogue by establishing his humility and reverence toward the divine messenger, Nārada. It highlights the traditional protocol of seeking spiritual knowledge through respectful inquiry.
