Shloka 33

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude

Devanagari script

ततः स्नुषां स भगवान प्रह्ृष्टो भुगुरब्रवीत्‌ | वरं वृणीष्व सुभगे दाता हास्मि तवेप्सितम्‌,भगवान्‌ भृगुने अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर अपनी पुत्रवधूसे कहा--“सौभाग्यवती बहू! कोई वर माँगो, मैं तुम्हारी इच्छाके अनुरूप वर प्रदान करूँगा”

Transliteration

tataḥ snuṣāṃ sa bhagavān prahṛṣṭo bhṛgur abravīt | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva subhage dātā hāsmi tavepsitam ||

Translation

Kemudian Bhagawan Bhṛgu, dengan hati yang amat gembira, berkata kepada menantu perempuannya: “Wahai yang bertuah, pilihlah satu anugerah. Aku akan mengurniakan kepadamu apa sahaja yang engkau inginkan.” Saat itu menegaskan beratnya etika dalam tawaran anugerah: seorang tua yang berkuasa, apabila berkenan kerana budi dan keadaan, mengikat dirinya dengan kata-kata untuk bermurah hati, lalu meletakkan tanggungjawab pada penerima agar memilih dengan bijaksana dan menurut dharma.

Word by Word

• {'tataḥ': 'then, thereafter', 'snuṣām': 'to the daughter-in-law (accusative singular of snuṣā)', 'sa': 'he', 'bhagavān': 'the venerable one

• holy/revered person', 'prahṛṣṭaḥ': 'delighted, greatly pleased', 'bhṛguḥ': 'Bhṛgu (name of a great ṛṣi)', 'abravīt': 'said, spoke', 'varam': 'a boon, gift, favor', 'vṛṇīṣva': 'choose (imperative, 2nd person singular)', 'subhage': 'O fortunate/auspicious one (vocative)', 'dātā': 'giver, bestower', 'ha': 'indeed, surely (emphatic particle)', 'asmi': 'I am', 'tava': 'your, for you', 'īpsitam': 'desired, wished-for'}

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• daughter-in-law (snuṣā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A boon (vara) offered by a revered elder is not merely generosity but a moral commitment; it highlights the dharmic power of truthful speech and the responsibility of the recipient to ask for what is righteous and beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhṛgu, pleased, addresses his daughter-in-law and invites her to choose a boon, assuring her that he will grant whatever she wishes.