Shloka 23
नारदकथितं माधव्याः तपश्चर्या–ययातेः स्वर्गविचारः | Nārada on Mādhavī’s Asceticism and the Scrutiny of Yayāti in Heaven
तदागच्छ वरारोहे तारितस्ते पिता सुतैः । चत्वारश्चैव राजानस्तथा चाहं सुमध्यमे
tadāgaccha varārohe tāritas te pitā sutaiḥ | catvāraś caiva rājānas tathā cāhaṃ sumadhyame ||
Nārada said: “Come now, O noble lady. Your father has been rescued by his sons; and four kings as well—along with me, O slender-waisted one.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic duty of protection and rescue: rightful strength and kinship (sons) are portrayed as instruments of deliverance, and the sage’s message urges timely action in response to restored safety.
Nārada addresses a woman with respectful epithets and informs her that her father has been saved by his sons; additionally, four kings and Nārada himself have likewise been delivered, and he urges her to come.