Shloka 16
धृतराष्ट्रदर्शनाय पाण्डवानां प्रयाणम् | The Pāṇḍavas Prepare to Visit Dhṛtarāṣṭra
नूनं तस्यैव देवस्य प्रसादात् पुनरेव तु । कन्याहमभवं विप्र यथा प्राह स मामृषि:,विप्रवर! उसके जन्मके बाद पुनः उन्हीं भगवान् सूर्यकी कृपासे मैं कन्याभावको प्राप्त हो गयी। जैसा कि उन महर्षिने कहा था, वैसा ही हुआ
nūnaṃ tasyaiva devasya prasādāt punareva tu | kanyāham abhavaṃ vipra yathā prāha sa mām ṛṣiḥ ||
Sesungguhnya, dengan rahmat dewa yang sama (Surya), aku kembali menjadi seorang dara, wahai brahmana—tepat seperti yang telah dinubuatkan oleh sang resi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine grace (prasāda) can restore what is lost and validate righteous assurances: the verse emphasizes the power of a deity’s favor and the trustworthiness of a sage’s word, linking moral order to truthful speech and sacred boons.
A woman recounts that, by the Sun-god’s grace, she regained maidenhood after childbirth, exactly as a sage had predicted; the statement underscores that the boon operated as promised.