Shloka 26
अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः
Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala
तां यौवनस्थां राजेन्द्र शतं कन्या: स्वलंकृता: । दास्य: शतं च कल्याणीमुपातस्थुर्वशानुगा:,राजेन्द्र! जब उसने युवावस्थामें पदार्पण किया, उस समय उस कल्याणी कन्याको वस्त्राभूषणोंसे विभूषित सौ सुन्दरी कन्याएँ और सौ दासियाँ उसकी आज्ञाके अधीन होकर घेरे रहतीं और उसकी सेवा किया करती थीं
tāṃ yauvanasthāṃ rājendra śataṃ kanyāḥ svalankṛtāḥ | dāsyaḥ śataṃ ca kalyāṇīm upātasthur vaśānugāḥ ||
O king, when she had entered the bloom of youth, a hundred maidens, beautifully adorned, and a hundred maidservants stood around that auspicious girl—obedient to her will—attending upon her in constant service. The narration underscores the royal abundance and the disciplined order of a household where many remain under a single person’s command.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights royal prosperity and the ethic of ordered service: many attendants remain disciplined and obedient to a central authority, reflecting the structured hierarchy expected in a royal household.
The speaker describes a young woman upon reaching youth, surrounded and served by a large retinue—one hundred adorned maidens and one hundred maidservants—who stand ready under her command.