Shloka 16
नारदकथितं माधव्याः तपश्चर्या–ययातेः स्वर्गविचारः | Nārada on Mādhavī’s Asceticism and the Scrutiny of Yayāti in Heaven
किमियं पूर्वमेवेह न दत्ता मम गालव । पुत्रा ममैव चत्वारो भवेयु: कुलभावना:
kim iyaṁ pūrvam eveha na dattā mama gālava | putrā mamaiva catvāro bhaveyuḥ kulabhāvanāḥ ||
ナーラダは言った。「ガーラヴァよ、なぜ彼女を以前に、ここでそのまま私に与えなかったのか。もし与えていたなら、我が家系を栄えさせる四人の息子が、私に生まれていたであろう。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional dharmic emphasis on timely, proper marital arrangements and the continuation of lineage through worthy offspring, framing progeny as a responsibility tied to family and social order.
Nārada addresses Gālava with a pointed question, expressing that if the woman in question had been given to him earlier, he would have fathered four sons who would strengthen the family line—implying a missed opportunity and stressing the importance of timely decisions.