Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततः स्नुषां स भगवान प्रह्ृष्टो भुगुरब्रवीत्‌ | वरं वृणीष्व सुभगे दाता हास्मि तवेप्सितम्‌,भगवान्‌ भृगुने अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर अपनी पुत्रवधूसे कहा--“सौभाग्यवती बहू! कोई वर माँगो, मैं तुम्हारी इच्छाके अनुरूप वर प्रदान करूँगा”

Transliteration

tataḥ snuṣāṃ sa bhagavān prahṛṣṭo bhṛgur abravīt | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva subhage dātā hāsmi tavepsitam ||

Translation

Then the venerable Bhṛgu, filled with delight, addressed his daughter-in-law: “Fortunate one, choose a boon. I shall grant you whatever you desire.” The moment underscores the ethical weight of a boon-offer: a powerful elder, pleased by conduct or circumstance, binds himself by word to generosity, placing responsibility on the recipient to choose wisely and dharmically.

Word by Word

• {'tataḥ': 'then, thereafter', 'snuṣām': 'to the daughter-in-law (accusative singular of snuṣā)', 'sa': 'he', 'bhagavān': 'the venerable one

• holy/revered person', 'prahṛṣṭaḥ': 'delighted, greatly pleased', 'bhṛguḥ': 'Bhṛgu (name of a great ṛṣi)', 'abravīt': 'said, spoke', 'varam': 'a boon, gift, favor', 'vṛṇīṣva': 'choose (imperative, 2nd person singular)', 'subhage': 'O fortunate/auspicious one (vocative)', 'dātā': 'giver, bestower', 'ha': 'indeed, surely (emphatic particle)', 'asmi': 'I am', 'tava': 'your, for you', 'īpsitam': 'desired, wished-for'}

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• daughter-in-law (snuṣā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A boon (vara) offered by a revered elder is not merely generosity but a moral commitment; it highlights the dharmic power of truthful speech and the responsibility of the recipient to ask for what is righteous and beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhṛgu, pleased, addresses his daughter-in-law and invites her to choose a boon, assuring her that he will grant whatever she wishes.