Shloka 36
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
अग्निरात्मभवं प्रादाद् यत्र वाउछति नैषथ:
agnir ātmabhavaṃ prādād yatra vāucchati naiṣathaḥ
Bṛhadaśva berkata: “Di tempat itulah Agni mengurniakan sesuatu yang lahir daripada inti dirinya sendiri—tepat di tempat Naiṣadha (Nala) sedang merindu dan mendambakan.”
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in intense distress and longing, divine support may arise through unexpected means; endurance and moral steadiness in adversity are repeatedly affirmed in the Nala narrative.
Bṛhadaśva continues recounting Nala’s ordeal: at a particular place where Nala is burning with longing, Agni grants him something described as ‘born of Agni’s own essence,’ indicating a special divine gift or aid that advances the episode.