Shloka 3
Gālava Completes the Horse-Gift: Garuḍa’s Counsel and Viśvāmitra’s Acceptance (गालव-विष्वामित्र-सम्बन्धः)
तमुवाचाथ गत्वा स नृपतिं सत्यविक्रमम् । इयं कन्या सुतौ द्वौ ते जनयिष्यति पार्थिवौ
tam uvācātha gatvā sa nṛpatiṁ satyavikramam | iyaṁ kanyā sutau dvau te janayiṣyati pārthivau ||
Nārada dit : «Puis, s’étant rendu auprès du roi au courage infaillible, il lui adressa ces paroles : “Ô roi, cette jeune fille te donnera deux fils, dignes de régner sur la terre.”»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links royal legitimacy to dharmic capability: the worth of heirs is emphasized as fitness to govern (pārthivau), suggesting that rulership is an ethical duty requiring strength and steadiness (satyavikrama), not merely inheritance.
As Nārada narrates, Gālava approaches a valorous king and presents a maiden, declaring that she will bear the king two sons who will be able to rule the earth—advancing the episode centered on securing outcomes through alliances and promised progeny.