ततः शुद्धान्तम् आसाद्य जानुभ्यां भूतले स्थितः ॥
शिरसा वन्दनीयं तम् अभिवन्द्य जगत्पतिम् ॥
कुण्डली बद्धनिस्त्रिंशः संनद्धकवचो युवा ॥
अभिप्रणम्य शिरसा द्वाःस्थो धर्मात्मजाय वै ॥
न्यवेदयद् धृषीकेशम् उपयातं महात्मने ॥
tataḥ śuddhāntam āsādya jānubhyāṃ bhūtale sthitaḥ ||
śirasā vandanīyaṃ tam abhivandya jagatpatim ||
kuṇḍalī baddhanistriṃśaḥ saṃnaddhakavaco yuvā ||
abhipraṇamya śirasā dvāḥstho dharmātmajāya vai ||
nyavedayad dhṛṣīkeśam upayātaṃ mahātmane ||
Then, having reached the inner chambers, kneeling upon the ground, bowing his head to that venerable lord of the realm — wearing earrings, sword girded on, clad in armor, the young doorkeeper, bowing his head before the son of Dharma [announced the arrival of Krishna].
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The verse shows a rite of reverence: the young doorkeeper, though himself a warrior — "baddhanistriṃśaḥ saṃnaddhakavacaḥ," girded with sword and armor — bends his knee and his head before the King of Dharma. It is telling that news of the Lord's arrival is delivered in humility: the servant does not enter boldly, but on bended knee. The verse teaches that proper order honors both rank and message alike: one who comes bearing news bows before the one to whom he is sent, and the messenger's reverence marks the dignity of both the sender and the receiver — a bearing fitting for anyone who serves at the court of the righteous.