Shloka 20
कुशनाभकन्याशतविवाहः — The Marriage of Kuśanābha’s Hundred Daughters
and the Birth of Brahmadatta
स बुद्धिं कृतवान् राजा कुशनाभस्सुधार्मिक:।ब्रह्मदत्ताय काकुत्स्थ दातुं कन्याशतं तदा।।1.33.20।।
sa buddhiṁ kṛtavān rājā kuśanābhaḥ sudhārmikaḥ |
brahmadattāya kākutstha dātuṁ kanyāśataṁ tadā ||1.33.20||
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះបាទ កុសនាភ ដែលប្រកបដោយធម៌យ៉ាងជ្រាលជ្រៅ—ឱ កាកុតស្ថ—បានសម្រេចព្រះហឫទ័យថា នឹងប្រទានកូនស្រីមួយរយរបស់ព្រះអង្គ ដល់ ព្រហ្មទត្ត។
O Rama, then the highly righteous king Kusanabha decided to give his hundred daughters to Brahmadatta".
FAQs
A king’s duty includes arranging socially sanctioned, protective alliances for his children—marriage as a dharmic institution restoring dignity and order.
After the daughters’ suffering and their later relief, Kūśanābha chooses Brahmadatta as their husband.
Kūśanābha’s responsibility and righteousness in making a decision aimed at his daughters’ welfare.