Shloka 34
वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line
तद् वन॑ नन्दनप्रख्यमासाद्य मनुजेश्वर: । क्षुत्पिपासे जहौ राजा मुर्दे चावाप पुष्कलाम्,इस प्रकार आदेश दे नरेश्वर दुष्यन्तने नन्दनवनके समान सुशोभित उस तपोवनमें पहुँचकर भूख-प्यासको भुला दिया। वहाँ उन्हें बड़ा आनन्द मिला
tad vanaṃ nandanaprakhyam āsādya manujeśvaraḥ | kṣutpipāse jahau rājā mudā cāvāpa puṣkalām ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having reached that forest-āśrama, radiant like Nandana, King Duṣyanta—lord among men—forgot hunger and thirst, and there attained abundant joy.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Contact with a pure, dharmic environment (a tapo-vana) can subdue bodily cravings like hunger and thirst and foster elevated joy; it hints that true well-being is not only sensory but also rooted in inner calm and sacred atmosphere.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Duṣyanta arrives at a beautiful hermitage-forest likened to Indra’s Nandana garden; upon entering, he forgets hunger and thirst and experiences great happiness there.