Shloka 9
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
वरेण च्छन्द्यतां राजा लभतां यद् यदिच्छति । आवयोस्तपसा सिरद्!) प्राप्नोतु यदि मन्यसे
nāradā uvāca | vareṇa chandyatāṁ rājā labhatāṁ yad yad icchati | āvayos tapasā śīrṣaṁ prāpnotu yadi manyase ||
قال نارَدَة: «لِيُرضَ الملكُ بعطيّةٍ (بِوَهبٍ)؛ ولْيَنَلْ كلَّ ما يشتهي. وإن رأيتَ ذلك صوابًا، فليبلغ الثمرةَ العليا بفضل الزهد (التَّبَس) الذي قمنا به نحن.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic way of fulfilling royal desire: legitimate satisfaction through a properly granted boon, and the ethical idea that the fruit of austerity (tapas) can be directed toward another’s welfare when done with consent and right intention.
Nārada proposes that the king’s wishes be fulfilled by granting him a boon, and further suggests—if the listener agrees—that the king may also receive the highest benefit arising from the austerities performed by the speakers (“us two”).