Shloka 37
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
यमस्त्वन्नरसं प्रादाद् धर्मे च परमां स्थितिम्,यमराजने यह कहा कि “राजा नलकी बनायी हुई रसोईमें उत्तमोत्तम रस एवं स्वाद उपलब्ध होगा और धर्ममें इनकी दृढ़ निष्ठा बनी रहेगी”
bṛhadaśva uvāca | yamas tv annarasaṃ prādād dharme ca paramāṃ sthitim |
Dijo Bṛhadaśva: «Yama le concedió excelencia en el gusto y el sabor de los alimentos, y también la más alta firmeza en el dharma—de modo que en la cocina del rey Nala estuvieran disponibles los más finos manjares, y su adhesión a la rectitud permaneciera inquebrantable».
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence is twofold: practical mastery that benefits others (here, the refined skill of providing nourishing, delightful food) and unwavering commitment to dharma. The verse links worldly competence with ethical steadiness, presenting both as worthy divine gifts.
Bṛhadaśva recounts a boon granted by Yama: the recipient (understood in context as King Nala) receives extraordinary capability regarding the ‘rasa’ of food—ensuring superb cuisine—and also attains supreme firmness in dharma, indicating moral reliability alongside skill.