Shloka 8
Haryaśva’s Agreement with Gālava and the Birth of Vasumanā
Nārada’s narration
तत् तु दास्यामि यत् कार्यमिदं सम्पादयिष्यति । अभिगम्य हताशो हि निवृत्तो दहते कुलम्
tat tu dāsyāmi yat kāryam idaṁ sampādayiṣyati | abhigamya hatāśo hi nivṛtto dahate kulam ||
अतः मैं तुम्हें ऐसी वस्तु दूँगा जो इस कार्य को सिद्ध कर देगी। क्योंकि कोई याचक राजा के पास आकर यदि हताश होकर लौटे, तो वह लौटकर उस आशा-भंग करने वाले राजा के समूचे कुल को दग्ध कर देता है।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma includes honoring requests appropriately; sending a petitioner away empty and despairing is portrayed as a grave ethical failure whose karmic-social consequence can destroy the ruler’s dynasty.
Nārada speaks, promising to provide a means to accomplish the intended task, and he warns that a petitioner who departs disappointed from a king’s presence becomes a cause of ruin for that king’s family line.