Shloka 19
Divodāsa–Mādhavī Saṃvāda: Pratardana-janma and Kanyā-niryātana (दिवोदास–माधवी संवादः / प्रतर्दन-जननम् / कन्या-निर्यातनम्)
जातो नृप सुतस्ते5यं बालो भास्करसंनिभ:। कालो गन्तुं नरश्रेष्ठ भिक्षार्थमपरं नृपम्
jāto nṛpa sutaste ’yaṃ bālo bhāskarasaṃnibhaḥ | kālo gantuṃ naraśreṣṭha bhikṣārtham aparaṃ nṛpam ||
नारद बोले—“नरश्रेष्ठ नरेश! आपका यह पुत्र उत्पन्न हो गया है—बालक होते हुए भी सूर्य के समान तेजस्वी। अब, हे राजन्, घोड़ों की याचना हेतु दूसरे नरेश के पास जाने का समय आ गया है।”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames royal action as governed by kāla (the right time): personal joy (a son’s birth) is immediately linked to duty and strategic necessity—seeking resources (horses) through proper, socially sanctioned request rather than impulsive force.
Nārada informs a king that his radiant son has been born and urges him that the opportune moment has arrived to approach another ruler to solicit horses—setting up a diplomatic/strategic move connected with royal aims.