Shloka 526
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
पुत्रप्रदानाद् वरदस्तस्मात् सक्तून् प्रयच्छ मे । आप पालन करनेके कारण मेरे पति, भरण-पोषण करनेसे भर्ता और पुत्र प्रदान करनेके कारण वरदाता हैं, इसलिये मेरे हिस्सेका सत्तू अतिथिदेवताको अर्पण कीजिये
nakula uvāca | putrapradānād varadas tasmāt saktūn prayaccha me |
Nakula dijo: «Porque concede el don de un hijo, es un bienhechor; por eso, entrégame la harina de cebada tostada (saktu) que es mi parte». En su contexto, la frase subraya que los roles del hogar—proteger, sustentar y engendrar descendencia—crean obligaciones de gratitud y un derecho legítimo a la porción debida, y que las ofrendas al huésped digno (atithi) han de hacerse conforme al dharma y a las partes correctas.
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma in household life: gratitude and obligation arise from concrete duties (protection, maintenance, and granting offspring), and resources/offerings should be distributed according to rightful shares and ethical propriety, especially in the context of honoring guests.
Nakula speaks to claim that a portion of simple food (saktu) should be given to him as his due, grounding the request in the idea that the one who grants a son is a ‘varada’ (benefactor), thus justifying the allocation of the share for proper use—implicitly tied to righteous hospitality and household order.