Shloka 1
Haryaśva’s Agreement with Gālava and the Birth of Vasumanā
Nārada’s narration
अपना छा अर: पञ्चदशाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: राजा ययातिका गालवको अपनी कन्या देना और गालवका उसे लेकर अयोध्यानरेशके यहाँ जाना नारद उवाच एवमुक्त: सुपर्णेन तथ्यं वचनमुत्तमम् । विमृश्यावहितो राजा निनश्चित्य च पुन: पुन:
nārada uvāca | evam uktaḥ suparṇena tathyaṃ vacanam uttamam | vimṛśyāvahito rājā niścitya ca punaḥ punaḥ |
Narada berkata: Setelah Garuḍa menuturkan kata-kata yang benar lagi luhur demikian, raja itu—dengan penuh perhatian dan ketenangan—merenung dengan cermat berulang-ulang, lalu sampai kepada suatu keputusan yang teguh.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dharmic ruler does not act impulsively: he listens to truthful counsel, reflects with mindfulness, and decides only after repeated deliberation aimed at what is best (uttama) and true (tathya).
After Garuḍa (Suparṇa) speaks, the king—understood in this chapter’s context as Yayāti—pauses to consider the counsel carefully and repeatedly, and then reaches a settled decision that will guide the next action in the episode.