Shloka 7
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 103: Garuḍa’s Protest, Viṣṇu’s Demonstration, and Counsel Toward Śama
यदि ते रोचते सम्यग् भुजगोत्तम मा चिरम् | क्रियतामार्यक क्षिप्रं बुद्धि: कन्यापरिग्रहे
yadi te rocate samyag bhujagottama mā ciram | kriyatām āryaka kṣipraṁ buddhiḥ kanyā-parigrahe ||
ナーラダは言った。「もしこの縁談がまことに汝の心にかなうなら、蛇族の最勝よ、時を移すな。高貴なるアーリヤカよ、速やかに決し、この乙女を婚姻として迎えよ。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Timely, well-considered action is part of dharma: when a relationship or alliance is judged proper and beneficial, one should not waver or procrastinate but make a clear decision and proceed responsibly.
Nārada addresses Āryaka with respectful epithets and urges him to act quickly if he finds the proposed marital connection agreeable—specifically, to decide to accept the maiden (the daughter) in marriage, implying the formation of a significant familial alliance.