SB 1.19.11 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 11
Anye cha devarshi brahmarshi varya Rajarshivarya arunadayas cha Nana arseyapravaran sametan Abhyarcha raja sirasa vavande.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Anye—many others, Cha—also, Devarshi—saintly demigods, Brahmarshi—saintly brahmins, Varya—topmost, Rajarshivaryas—topmost saintly kings, Arunadayas—a special rank of Rajarshis, Cha—and, Nana—many others, Arsheyapravaran chief amongst the dynasties of the sages, Sametan—assembled together, Abhyarcha—by worshipping, Sirasa—by the head down on the ground, Vavande—welcomed.
TRANSLATION
There were many other saintly demigods, royal orders and special royal order of the name Arunadaya of different dynasties of sages and when all of them assembled together to meet the emperor, he received them properly and bowed down his head on the ground.
PURPORT
The system of bowing down the head on the ground to show respects to superior is an excellent etiquette which obliges the honoured guest deep into the heart. Even the first grade offender is excused by the offended simply by this process and Maharaj Parikshit, although he was honoured by all rank and file of the order of Rishis and kings, the emperor welcomed all the big men in that humble etiquette in order to be excused by them if he had offended them at all at any time. Generally at the last stage of one's life this humble method is adopted by every sensible man in order to be excused before departure for the next life and in this way Maharaj Parikshit implored everyone's good will for going back to home back to Godhead.