Shloka 19
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 106: Pūrva-Diśa Praśaṃsā
Praise and Primacy of the Eastern Quarter
स भवानेतु गच्छाव नयिष्ये त्वां यथासुखम् । देशं पारं पृथिव्या वा गच्छ गालव मा चिरम्
sa bhavānetu gacchāva nayiṣye tvāṁ yathāsukham | deśaṁ pāraṁ pṛthivyā vā gaccha gālava mā ciram ||
নাৰদ ক’লে— “তেন্তে আহা, আমি দুয়ো যাম। তোমাৰ ইচ্ছামতে মই তোমাক সুখেৰে লৈ যাম—যি দেশ তুমি বিচাৰা, পৃথিৱীৰ দূৰতম তীৰলৈও। গালৱ! যোৱা, বিলম্ব নকৰিবা।”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A wise guide urges timely action and offers supportive leadership: do what must be done without procrastination, and accept competent guidance that makes the path easier and ethically directed.
Nārada addresses Gālava, inviting him to set out immediately and promising to lead him comfortably to any destination—even to the earth’s farthest reaches—emphasizing haste and readiness for the journey ahead.