Shloka 21
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
स तुतोष च ब्रद्यार्षिस्तस्या वृत्तेन भारत । छन््दयामास चैवैनां वरेण वरवर्णिनीम्
sa tutoṣa ca brāhmarṣis tasyā vṛttena bhārata | chandayāmāsa caivaināṁ vareṇa varavarṇinīm ||
भरतनंदना! तिच्या सद्वर्तनाने ब्रह्मर्षी अत्यंत संतुष्ट झाले. प्रसन्न होऊन त्या परमसुंदरीला म्हणाले—तुला जे अभिष्ट असेल तो वर माग; मी तो देईन.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right conduct (vṛtta) and faithful, ethical behavior within relationships generate trust and merit, leading the righteous to respond with blessings; virtue naturally attracts benevolence.
A brahmarṣi, pleased with his wife's exemplary behavior, decides to reward her by offering a boon, indicating his approval and the moral economy of virtue and reward.