Shloka 21
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
स तुतोष च ब्रद्यार्षिस्तस्या वृत्तेन भारत । छन््दयामास चैवैनां वरेण वरवर्णिनीम्
sa tutoṣa ca brāhmarṣis tasyā vṛttena bhārata | chandayāmāsa caivaināṁ vareṇa varavarṇinīm ||
Bhīṣma dit : Ô Bhārata, le brahmarṣi fut grandement satisfait de la conduite de cette femme. Dans l’allégresse, il exprima le désir d’accorder à cette beauté incomparable une grâce selon son choix—montrant ainsi que la vertu appelle naturellement la bienveillance et les bienfaits des justes.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right conduct (vṛtta) and faithful, ethical behavior within relationships generate trust and merit, leading the righteous to respond with blessings; virtue naturally attracts benevolence.
A brahmarṣi, pleased with his wife's exemplary behavior, decides to reward her by offering a boon, indicating his approval and the moral economy of virtue and reward.