Shloka 1.33.23

कुशनाभकन्याशतविवाहः — The Marriage of Kuśanābha’s Hundred Daughters (and the Birth of Brahmadatta)

Devanagari script

स्पृष्टमात्रे तत: पाणौ विकुब्जा विगतज्वरा:।युक्ता: परमया लक्ष्म्या बभु: कन्याशतं तदा।।1.33.23।।ृ32

Transliteration

spṛṣṭamātre tataḥ pāṇau vikubjā vigatajvarāḥ |

yuktāḥ paramayā lakṣmyā babhūḥ kanyāśataṁ tadā ||1.33.23||

Translation

Thereafter, by the mere touch of his hand, the maidens were freed from deformity and fevered distress, and the hundred girls shone endowed with supreme beauty and auspicious grace.

Context

Thereafter, with the mere touch of his hand, the hundred daughters were cured of their hump- back and freed from anguish. They assumed great beauty.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmadatta
• Kūśanābha’s daughters (hundred)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma restores wholeness: rightful union and righteous influence are depicted as removing affliction and bringing auspiciousness.

What is the narrative situation?

At the marriage moment, the daughters are miraculously relieved of the deformity and suffering inflicted earlier.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Brahmadatta’s auspiciousness and beneficent presence—power that heals rather than harms.