Shloka 4
आस्तीककथाप्रारम्भः — Beginning of the Āstīka Narrative
Kadrū–Vinatā, Aruṇa and Garuḍa Origins
सनाम्नीं चोद्यतां भार्या गृह्लीयामिति तस्य हि । मनो निविष्टमभवज्जरत्कारोर्महात्मन:,उन महात्मा जरत्कारुका मन इस बातपर स्थिर हो गया था कि मेरे-जैसे नामवाली कन्या यदि उपलब्ध हो तो उसीको पत्नीरूपमें ग्रहण करूँ:
sanāmnīṁ codyatāṁ bhāryā gṛhlīyām iti tasya hi | mano niviṣṭam abhavaj jaratkāror mahātmanaḥ ||
قال شاونَكا: لقد استقرّ عزم جاراتكارو العظيم النفس على هذا: «إن قُدِّمت إليّ فتاة تحمل الاسم نفسه الذي أحمله، قبلتُها زوجةً لي». وتُبرز هذه العبارة ضبطًا مقصودًا أشبه بالنذر؛ فالزواج لا يُطلب للمتعة أو للجاه، بل يُتَحَمَّل كواجبٍ لا يُقدَم عليه إلا بشرطٍ أخلاقي محدّد وملزِم.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined adherence to a self-imposed condition: personal desire is subordinated to a principled resolve, presenting marriage as a dharmic responsibility undertaken only when the stipulated ethical condition is met.
Śaunaka reports that Jaratkāru has fixed his mind on marrying only a woman who shares his name, and only if she is duly offered—setting the stage for how his marriage will occur under specific terms rather than ordinary courtship.