Shloka 8
Damayantī’s Proposal of a Witnessed Choice; Nala Reports to the Lokapālas
Adhyāya 53
तस्मै प्रसन्नो दमन: सभार्याय वरं ददौ । कन्यारत्नं कुमारांश्व त्रीनुदारान् महायशा:,राजेन्द्र! धर्मज्ञ तथा संतानकी इच्छावाले उस भीमने अपनी रानीसहित उन महातेजस्वी मुनिको पूर्ण सत्कार करके संतुष्ट किया। महायशस्वी दमन मुनिने प्रसन्न होकर पत्नीसहित राजा भीमको एक कन्या और तीन उदार पुत्र प्रदान किये
tasmai prasanno damanaḥ sa-bhāryāya varaṃ dadau | kanyāratnaṃ kumārāṃś ca trīn udārān mahāyaśāḥ ||
Complacido, el ilustre sabio Damana, junto con su esposa, le otorgó una gracia: una hija, joya entre las doncellas, y tres hijos nobles y generosos.
बृहृदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respectful service and wholehearted hospitality offered to the virtuous (especially sages) in accordance with dharma invite their goodwill; such goodwill, expressed as a boon, becomes a source of legitimate prosperity and progeny.
After being duly honored, the sage Damana becomes pleased and, along with his wife, grants a boon to the king: an excellent daughter and three noble sons.