Shloka 2
च्यवनं च सुकन्यां च दृष्टवा देवसुताविव । रेमे सभार्य: शर्याति: कृत्स्नां प्राप्प महीमिव,च्यवन और सुकनन््याको देवकुमारोंके समान सुखी देखकर पत्नीसहित शर्यातिको महान् हर्ष हुआ, मानो उन्हें सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीका राज्य मिल गया हो। च्यवन ऋषिने रानियोंसहित राजाका बड़ा आदर-सत्कार किया और उनके पास बैठकर मनको प्रिय लगनेवाली कल्याणमयी कथाएँ सुनायीं
cyavanaṁ ca sukanyāṁ ca dṛṣṭvā devasūtāv iva | reme sabhāryaḥ śaryātiḥ kṛtsnāṁ prāpya mahīm iva ||
Seeing Cyavana and Sukanyā thriving like the sons of the gods, King Śaryāti—together with his queen—rejoiced greatly, as though he had obtained sovereignty over the entire earth. The scene underscores the king’s relief and gratitude on finding his daughter and the sage in auspicious well-being, and it frames the ethical ideal of honoring ascetics and safeguarding familial duty through respectful conduct.
लोगश उवाच
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The verse highlights dharma through the king’s joy at the welfare of a sage and his daughter, implying that honoring ascetics, maintaining marital fidelity, and acting with reverence toward spiritual merit bring auspicious outcomes and inner satisfaction comparable to worldly sovereignty.
King Śaryāti sees the sage Cyavana and his daughter Sukanyā in a flourishing, radiant state—likened to divine youths—and he rejoices with his queen, feeling as if he has gained the whole earth, signaling relief and gratitude at their well-being.