Shloka 18
नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants
नित्यानुषक्तवैरा हि भ्रातरो देवदानवा: । परपक्षेण सम्बन्धं रोचयिष्याम्यहं कथम्
nityānuṣaktavairā hi bhrātaro devadānavāḥ | parapakṣeṇa sambandhaṃ rocayiṣyāmy ahaṃ katham ||
नारद बोले—यद्यपि देवता और दानव परस्पर भाई हैं, तथापि उनका वैर सदा बना रहता है। ऐसी दशा में मैं शत्रुपक्ष के साथ अपनी पुत्री का सम्बन्ध कैसे स्वीकार करूँ?
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when there is blood-kinship, a relationship that is structurally rooted in perpetual hostility should not be strengthened through marriage; ethical and political prudence requires recognizing enduring enmity and avoiding alliances that intensify conflict.
Nārada explains his refusal to approve a marital connection with the opposing camp, reasoning that although Devas and Dānavas share brotherhood, their long-standing, continual enmity makes such an alliance unacceptable.