Shloka 14
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
नन्दिनीं नाम राजेन्द्र सर्वकामधुगुत्तमाम् । सा विस्मयसमाविष्टा शीलद्रविणसम्पदा,राजेन्द्र! सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंको देनेवालोंमें उत्तम नन्दिनी नामवाली उस गायको देखकर उसकी शीलसम्पत्तिसे वह वसुपत्नी आश्वर्यचकित हो उठी
nandinīṁ nāma rājendra sarvakāmadhuguttamām | sā vismayasamāviṣṭā śīladraviṇasampadā ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—হে ৰাজেন্দ্ৰ! নন্দিনী নামৰ সেই গাই, যি সকলো কামনা পূৰণ কৰোঁতাসকলৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ। তাক দেখি শীল আৰু সমৃদ্ধিত সমৃদ্ধ সেই বসুপত্নী বিস্ময়ে আচ্ছন্ন হ’ল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for extraordinary, dharma-linked sources of sustenance (symbolized by the wish-fulfilling cow) and shows how virtue (śīla) together with rightful prosperity (draviṇa-sampad) evokes awe rather than greed—an ethical cue about how power and abundance should be approached.
Vaiśampāyana describes to the king the sight of Nandinī, famed as the foremost giver of all desired things; upon seeing her, a noble and prosperous lady is overwhelmed with astonishment.