Shloka 21
स तुतोष च ब्रद्यार्षिस्तस्या वृत्तेन भारत । छन््दयामास चैवैनां वरेण वरवर्णिनीम्,भरतनन्दन! अपनी पत्नीके सद्व्यवहारसे ब्रह्मर्षि बहुत संतुष्ट हुए। उन्होंने उस परम सुन्दरी पत्नीको मनोवांछित वर देनेकी इच्छा प्रकट की
sa tutoṣa ca brāhmarṣis tasyā vṛttena bhārata | chandayāmāsa caivaināṁ vareṇa varavarṇinīm ||
Bhīṣma said: O Bhārata, the brahmarṣi was greatly pleased by her conduct. Delighted, he expressed his wish to grant that exquisitely beautiful woman a boon of her choosing—showing how virtuous behavior naturally invites goodwill and beneficence from the righteous.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right conduct (vṛtta) and faithful, ethical behavior within relationships generate trust and merit, leading the righteous to respond with blessings; virtue naturally attracts benevolence.
A brahmarṣi, pleased with his wife's exemplary behavior, decides to reward her by offering a boon, indicating his approval and the moral economy of virtue and reward.