Shloka 26
अक्षहृदय-विद्या-प्रदानम्
Transmission of Akṣa-hṛdaya; Kali’s Exit and the Bibhītaka Refuge
सूर्योदये द्वितीयं सा भर्तारें वरयिष्यति । न हि स ज्ञायते वीरो नलो जीवति वा न वा,“कल सूर्योदय होनेके बाद वह दूसरे पतिका वरण कर लेगी; क्योंकि वीरवर नल जीवित हैं या नहीं, इसका कुछ पता नहीं लगता है”
sūryodaye dvitīyaṃ sā bhartāraṃ varayiṣyati | na hi sa jñāyate vīro nalo jīvati vā na vā ||
Bṛhadaśva said: “At sunrise she will choose a second husband. For it is not known whether the heroic Nala is alive or not.”
बृहदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how ethical and social decisions can be pressured by uncertainty: when a person’s life-status is unknown, others may be driven toward pragmatic choices (such as remarriage), even while emotional and moral loyalties remain unresolved.
Bṛhadaśva reports an urgent situation: at sunrise, the woman (Damayantī) is expected to choose another husband, because no one can confirm whether Nala, her heroic husband, is still alive.