Shloka 2
भरिष्यामि च ते भार्या प्रतीच्छेमां द्विजोत्तम | रक्षणं च करिष्ये5स्या: सर्वशक्त्या तपोधन । त्वदर्थ रक्ष्यते चैषा मया मुनिवरोत्तम,उग्रश्रवाजी कहते हैं-शौनक! उस समय वासुकिने जरत्कारु मुनिसे कहा -- द्विजश्रेष्ठ) इस कन्याका वही नाम है, जो आपका है। यह मेरी बहिन है और आपकी ही भाँति तपस्विनी भी है। आप इसे ग्रहण करें। आपकी पत्नीका भरण-पोषण मैं करूँगा। तपोधन! अपनी सारी शक्ति लगाकर मैं इसकी रक्षा करता रहूँगा। मुनिश्रेष्ठ] अबतक आपहीके लिये मैंने इसकी रक्षा की है
Takṣaka uvāca: bhariṣyāmi ca te bhāryāṃ pratīcchemāṃ dvijottama | rakṣaṇaṃ ca kariṣye ’syāḥ sarvaśaktyā tapodhana | tvadarthaṃ rakṣyate caiṣā mayā munivarottama ||
“I shall also maintain your wife—accept this woman, O best of Brahmins. I will protect her with all my strength, O possessor of austerity. Indeed, for your sake this maiden has been kept under my protection until now, O foremost of sages.”
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma in household life: accepting rightful relationships entails concrete duties—maintenance and protection. It also highlights ethical guardianship: a protector safeguards another not for personal gain but in service of a promised purpose (“for your sake”).
A Nāga chief addresses a Brahmin ascetic, urging him to accept a maiden as wife. He promises to provide for her upkeep and ensure her safety with full strength, stating that she has been guarded until now specifically for the sage’s intended marriage.