tataḥ kailÄsam agamat
sa taṠdevo maheśvaraḥ
parirabdhuá¹ samÄrebha
utthÄya bhrÄtaraá¹ mudÄ
tataḥ - then; kailÄsam - to Mount KailÄsa; agamat - went; saḥ - he (Bhá¹›gu); tam - him; devaḥ mahÄ-Ä«Å›varaḥ - Lord Åšiva; parirabdhum - to embrace; samÄrebhe - attempted; utthÄya - standing up; bhrÄtaram - his brother; mudÄ - with pleasure.
Bhá¹›gu then went to Mount KailÄsa. There Lord Åšiva stood up and happily came forward to embrace his brother.
In the Vedic civilization it is considered very important to properly greet one’s family members, especially when one has not seen them for a long time. A worthy son should show respect to his father, a younger brother should honor his older brother, and the older brother should show affection to his younger brother in turn.
