Shloka 39
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
शुचय: सक्तवश्चेमे नियमोपार्जिता: प्रभो । प्रतिगृह्लीष्व भद्रं ते मया दत्ता द्विजर्षभ
śucayaḥ saktavaś ceme niyamopārjitāḥ prabho | pratigṛhṇīṣva bhadraṃ te mayā dattā dvijarṣabha ||
নকুল বললেন—হে প্রভু! এই শুচি সত্ত্বু নিয়মাচরণে ন্যায়পূর্বক উপার্জিত। দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠ! আমি আপনাকে অর্পণ করেছি; গ্রহণ করুন—আপনার মঙ্গল হোক।
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma in giving: an offering is ethically elevated when it is pure and honestly acquired through self-discipline (niyama), and when it is given with humility and goodwill toward the recipient.
Nakula respectfully presents simple provisions—pure saktu—stressing that they were obtained through disciplined, rightful means, and asks the honored Brahmin to accept the gift as an act of proper hospitality.