प्रणम्य विकचः पादाव् अगृह्णात् स पितुस् तदा ॥
मातुश् च परमेष्वासस् तौ च नामास्य चक्रतुः ॥
घटभासोत्कच इति मातरं सो ऽभ्यभाषत ॥
अभवत् तेन नामास्य घटोत्कच इति स्म ह ॥
अनुरक्तश् च तान् आसीत् पाण्डवान् स घटोत्कचः ॥
तेषां च दयितो नित्यम् आत्मभूतो बभूव सः ॥
praṇamya vikacaḥ pādāv agṛhṇāt sa pitus tadā ||
mātuś ca parameṣvāsas tau ca nāmāsya cakratuḥ ||
ghaṭabhāsotkaca iti mātaraṃ so 'bhyabhāṣata ||
abhavat tena nāmāsya ghaṭotkaca iti sma ha ||
anuraktaś ca tān āsīt pāṇḍavān sa ghaṭotkacaḥ ||
teṣāṃ ca dayito nityam ātmabhūto babhūva saḥ ||
"Bowing, the hairless son — that great archer — fell at the feet of his father and mother, and they gave him a name. Because his head shone like a pot (ghata) and was hairless (utkacha), his name became Ghatotkacha. And he was devoted to those Pandavas, always dear to them, having become like one of their own."
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Here the son, fearsome in appearance, shows humility and devotion. Striking is that his first act is a bow at his parents' feet: for all his might, he begins with reverence, and his strength is crowned with humility. Reverence for elders is the root of all nobility: truly strong is the one who knows how to bow. Striking too is the word "become like their own" (atmabhuta): through devotion and love this half-rakshasa became the Pandavas' own, closer than blood kin. Thus the scripture shows that it is not origin but devotion that makes kin: one who is bound with all the heart to the righteous and serves them becomes to them as their own soul — and this is a reflection of the devotee's love that enters the family of the Lord.