Shloka 10
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
“राजाको मनोवाञ्छित वर देकर संतुष्ट करो। वे जो-जो चाहते हैं, वह सब उन्हें मिले। तुम्हारी राय हो तो हम दोनोंकी तपस्यासे उनके मनोरथकी सिद्धि हो” ।। तत आहूय राजानं सूंजयं जयतां वरम् । पर्वतो5नुमतो वाक्यमुवाच कुरुपुज़व,कुरुश्रेष्ठ! तब मेरी अनुमति ले पर्वतने विजयी वीरोंमें श्रेष्ठ राजा सृंजयको बुलाकर कहा --
rājānaṃ manovāñchitaṃ varaṃ dattvā saṃtuṣṭa kuru | ye ye icchanti tat sarvaṃ teṣāṃ prāpyatām | yadi te matir asti, āvayoḥ tapasā teṣāṃ manorathasya siddhir bhaviṣyatīti || tata āhūya rājānaṃ sṛñjayaṃ jayatāṃ varam | parvato 'numato vākyaṃ uvāca kuru-puṅgava kuru-śreṣṭha |
Dijo Nārada: «Satisface al rey concediéndole el don que anhela. Cuanto quiera—que lo obtenga todo. Si lo apruebas, por la austeridad de ambos se cumplirá su deseo». Entonces Parvata, con mi consentimiento, mandó llamar al rey Sṛñjaya—el primero entre los héroes victoriosos—y le dijo: «¡Oh toro de los Kurus, oh el mejor de los Kurus!»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights an ethical mode of counsel: a ruler’s satisfaction and welfare may be secured through rightful granting of a boon, and spiritual effort (tapas) can be directed toward fulfilling a legitimate wish—showing the perceived power of ascetic merit when guided by prudent agreement.
Nārada advises that the king be pleased by giving him his desired boon and suggests that their combined austerities can accomplish the king’s wish. With Nārada’s permission, Parvata then summons King Sṛñjaya and begins addressing him respectfully as a foremost Kuru hero.