Shloka 27
Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude
सहस्र॑ं वाजिनामेकं शुल्कार्थ मे प्रदीयताम् तस्मै प्रादात् सहस््न॑ं वै वाजिनां वरुणस्तदा
sahasraṁ vājinām ekaṁ śulkārthaṁ me pradīyatām | tasmai prādāt sahasraṁ vai vājināṁ varuṇas tadā ||
アクリタヴラナは言った。「婚資（śulka）として、馬を一千頭、我に与えよ。」するとその時、ヴァルナはまことに一千頭の馬を彼に授けた。この挿話は、婚姻に伴う正式な「代価」という世俗の取り決めでさえ神々の庇護によって成就し、いったん受け入れられた誓約の要求は欺きなく果たされることを示している。
अकृतव्रण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic fulfillment of social obligations: when a legitimate demand (here, the śulka connected with marriage) is agreed upon, it should be met straightforwardly; divine support is portrayed as enabling the honoring of such commitments.
Akṛtavraṇa states his requirement—one thousand horses as śulka. Varuṇa then provides exactly that: a thousand horses, satisfying the stated condition.