Shloka 20
Gālava Completes the Horse-Gift: Garuḍa’s Counsel and Viśvāmitra’s Acceptance (गालव-विष्वामित्र-सम्बन्धः)
उन्होंने पर्वतोंकी कन्दराओंमें, नदियोंके सुरम्य तटोंपर, झरनोंके आस-पास, विचित्र उद्यानोंमें, वनों और उपवनोंमें, रमणीय अट्टालिकाओंमें, प्रासादशिखरोंपर, वायु-के मार्गसे उड़नेवाले विमानोंपर तथा पृथ्वीके भीतर बने हुए गर्भगृहोंमें माधवीके साथ विहार किया ।। ततो<स्य समये जज्ञे पुत्रो बालरविप्रभ: । शिबिनाम्नाभिविख्यातो य: स पार्थिवसत्तम:,तदनन्तर यथासमय उसके गर्भसे राजाको एक पुत्र प्राप्त हुआ, जो बालसूर्यके समान तेजस्वी था। वही बड़ा होनेपर नृपश्रेष्ठ महाराज शिबिके नामसे विख्यात हुआ
tato 'sya samaye jajñe putro bālaraviprabhāḥ | śibināmnābhivikhyāto yaḥ sa pārthivasattamaḥ ||
Thus did King Uśīnara sport with Mādhavī—in mountain caves, on fair river-banks, near waterfalls, in varied gardens, in forests and groves; in delightful mansions, upon palace summits, in vimānas that moved along the paths of the wind, and in inner chambers built beneath the earth. Then, in due course, a son was born to him, radiant like the young sun; and that child later became renowned as Śibi, the foremost among kings.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that royal life and personal pleasure are ultimately meaningful when they lead to the rise of a virtuous ruler—one whose fame is grounded in exemplary kingship and responsibility toward the world.
Nārada recounts that after a period of enjoyment with Mādhavī, a son is born in due course. The child is described as sun-like in brilliance and is later celebrated as King Śibi, famed as an outstanding monarch.