Shloka 28
ययातेर्वानप्रस्थतपःस्वर्गारोहणम् | Yayāti’s Vānaprastha Austerities and Ascent to Heaven
गच्छ त्वं धात्रिके शीघ्र ब्रह्म कल्पमिहानय ।। स्वयंवरे वृतं शीघ्रं निवेदय च नाहुषम् ।।) धाय! शीघ्र जाओ और मेरे ब्रह्मतुल्य पिताको यहाँ बुला ले आओ। उनसे यह भी कह देना कि देवयानीने स्वयंवरकी विधिसे नहुषनन्दन राजा ययातिका पतिरूपमें वरण किया है। वैशम्पायन उवाच त्वरितं देवयान्याथ संदिष्टं पितुरात्मन: । सर्व निवेदयामास धात्री तस्मै यथातथम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्! इस प्रकार देवयानीने तुरंत धायको भेजकर अपने पिताको संदेश दिया। धायने जाकर शुक्राचार्यसे सब बातें ठीक-ठीक बता दीं
vaiśampāyana uvāca | gaccha tvaṃ dhātrike śīghraṃ brahma-kalpam ihānaya | svayaṃvare vṛtaṃ śīghraṃ nivedaya ca nāhuṣam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Go quickly, O nurse, and bring here my father, who is like Brahmā in dignity. Also inform Nahūṣa at once that, in the rite of svayaṃvara, Devayānī has chosen King Yayāti, the son of Nahūṣa, as her husband.” In this episode the narrative underscores the ethical weight of a publicly declared choice in marriage: once the selection is made according to accepted custom, it is to be promptly and truthfully communicated to the elders whose consent and ritual authority sustain social order.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma in social life: a marriage choice made through an accepted rite (svayaṃvara) carries public and ethical responsibility, so it must be conveyed promptly and accurately to elders and guardians whose role is to uphold consent, ritual propriety, and social stability.
A message is dispatched through the nurse (dhātrī) to summon Devayānī’s father and to inform Nahūṣa that Devayānī has chosen King Yayāti (Nahūṣa’s son) as her husband in a svayaṃvara setting.