Shloka 2
Nārada’s Account of the Kaliṅga Svayaṃvara: Duryodhana’s Seizure and Karṇa’s Escort
ततः कदाचिद् राजान: समाजगम्मु: स्वयंवरे । कलिड्जभविषये राजन राज्ञश्नित्राड्रदस्य च,राजन्! तदनन्तर किसी समय कलिंगदेशके राजा चित्रांगदके यहाँ स्वयंवरमहोत्सवमें देश-देशके राजा एकत्र हुए
tataḥ kadācid rājānaḥ samājagmuḥ svayaṃvare | kaliṅgabhaviṣaye rājan rājñaś citrāṅgadasya ca ||
さてある時、多くの王たちがスヴァヤンヴァラ（svayaṃvara）のために集い合った。王よ、その儀はカリンガ（Kaliṅga）の地、チトラーンガダ（Citrāṅgada）王の宮廷にて催され、ゆえに諸国の君主らがその花婿選びの大典へと参集したのである。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds royal and social dharma: public rites like a svayaṃvara are conducted in an orderly, widely witnessed setting, emphasizing legitimacy, alliance-building, and the ethical expectation that rulers participate in recognized social institutions.
Nārada narrates that, at a certain time, many kings gathered for a svayaṃvara held in Kaliṅga at the court of King Citrāṅgada, setting the scene for subsequent events connected with that assembly.