Shloka 526

Devanagari script

पुत्रप्रदानाद्‌ वरदस्तस्मात्‌ सक्तून्‌ प्रयच्छ मे । आप पालन करनेके कारण मेरे पति, भरण-पोषण करनेसे भर्ता और पुत्र प्रदान करनेके कारण वरदाता हैं, इसलिये मेरे हिस्सेका सत्तू अतिथिदेवताको अर्पण कीजिये

Transliteration

nakula uvāca | putrapradānād varadas tasmāt saktūn prayaccha me |

Translation

Nakula said: “Because he grants the gift of a son, he is a benefactor; therefore, give me the roasted barley-flour (saktu) that is my share.” In context, the statement underscores the ethic that one’s household roles—protection, maintenance, and the begetting of offspring—create obligations of gratitude and rightful entitlement, and that offerings to a worthy guest (atithi) should be made in accordance with dharma and proper shares.

Word by Word

• पुत्रप्रदानात्: from (the act of) giving a son
• पुत्रप्रदानात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र-प्रदान
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• वरदः: giver of boons
• वरदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• सक्तून्: parched-grain flour (sattu)
• सक्तून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्तु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रयच्छ: give/bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nakula
• putra (son)
• saktu (roasted barley flour)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in household life: gratitude and obligation arise from concrete duties (protection, maintenance, and granting offspring), and resources/offerings should be distributed according to rightful shares and ethical propriety, especially in the context of honoring guests.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nakula speaks to claim that a portion of simple food (saktu) should be given to him as his due, grounding the request in the idea that the one who grants a son is a ‘varada’ (benefactor), thus justifying the allocation of the share for proper use—implicitly tied to righteous hospitality and household order.