Shloka 26
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
यत् ते वने5स्मिन् नृपते दृष्टं दिव्यं निदर्शनम्,नरेश्वर! राजन्! इस वनमें तुमने जो दिव्य दृश्य देखे हैं, वह स्वर्गकी एक झाँकी थी। नृपश्रेष्ठट भूपाल! तुमने अपनी रानीके साथ इसी शरीरसे कुछ देरतक स्वर्गीय सुखका अनुभव किया है
yat te vane 'smin nṛpate dṛṣṭaṃ divyaṃ nidarśanam | nareśvara rājan asmin vane tvaṃ yo divyo dṛśyo dṛṣṭavān sa svargasyaikā jhāṅkā āsīt | nṛpaśreṣṭha bhūpāla tvam ātmanaḥ patnyā saha asminn eva śarīreṇa kiñcit kālaṃ svargīya-sukham anubhūtavān asi ||
Cyavana said: “O king, the wondrous, divine spectacle you witnessed in this forest was but a glimpse of heaven. O lord of men, best of rulers—together with your queen you have, in this very body, tasted heavenly happiness for a short while. Know it as a sign: the fruits of merit can be experienced, yet they are fleeting unless grounded in dharma.”
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