Shloka 23
अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः
Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala
जातमात्रां च तां दृष्टवा वैदर्भ: पृथिवीपति: । प्रहर्षेण द्विजातिभ्यो न्न्यवेदयत भारत
jātamātrāṃ ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vaidarbhaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | praharṣeṇa dvijātibhyo nyavedayat bhārata ||
فلما رأى ملكُ فيداربها تلك الفتاةَ ساعةَ وِلادتها امتلأ فرحًا وابتهاجًا. وفي سروره، يا بهاراتا، أعلن الخبرَ إلى ذوي الميلادين (شيوخ البراهمة).
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Auspicious family events in a kingdom are traditionally shared with learned and ritual authorities; the verse reflects the ideal of a king acting within established social and religious norms, honoring the role of the dvijas in public and domestic rites.
A Vidarbhan king sees a newborn girl and, overcome with happiness, formally informs the dvijas—signaling a royal household’s customary response to a significant birth and preparing for appropriate rites and counsel.