Shloka 23
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
पिता च त्वा55ह कौन्तेय पाण्डु: कौरवनन्दन । हरिश्वन्द्रे श्रियं दृष्टया नृपती जातविस्मय:,कौरवनन्दन कुन्तीकुमार! तुम्हारे पिता पाण्डुने राजा हरिश्वन्द्रकी सम्पत्ति देखकर अत्यन्त चकित हो तुमसे कहनेके लिये संदेश दिया है
pitā ca tvāha kaunteya pāṇḍuḥ kauravanandana | hariścandre śriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatir jātavismayaḥ ||
हे कौन्तेय, कौरवनंदन! राजा हरिश्चंद्राची समृद्धी पाहून तुमचे पिता राजा पांडू अत्यंत विस्मित झाले आणि तुम्हाला सांगण्यासाठी संदेश पाठविला आहे।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames royal prosperity (śrī) as something that can inspire reflection and instruction: even a king like Pāṇḍu is moved to wonder on seeing Hariścandra’s fortune, implying that exemplary rulers and their fortunes become occasions to discuss dharma, right conduct, and the responsibilities of lineage.
Nārada reports that Pāṇḍu, after witnessing the prosperity associated with King Hariścandra, became astonished and sent a message intended for his son (addressed as Kaunteya/Kauravanandana), setting up a subsequent communication or counsel.