Shloka 5
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
सोदामिनीं सुदाम्नस्तु सुतां रूपाधिकां नपः कुरोरर्थाय वतवान् स प्रादात् कुरवे ऽपि ताम्
sodāminīṃ sudāmnastu sutāṃ rūpādhikāṃ napaḥ kurorarthāya vatavān sa prādāt kurave 'pi tām
Raja itu, setelah berketetapan demikian, mengahwinkan kepada Kuru juga Sūdāminī, puteri Sūdāman yang kecantikannya mengatasi yang lain, demi kepentingan Kuru sebagai ikatan perkahwinan.
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FAQs
Marriage is presented as a deliberate, welfare-oriented act (‘arthāya’): alliances are not merely personal but serve stability, succession, and dharma in the polity.
Vamśānucarita: it records marital connections that shape the transmission and legitimacy of a famed royal line (Kuru).
The gifting of a bride ‘for Kuru’s sake’ symbolizes the integration of beauty (śrī-like prosperity) with lineage-duty—an idiom for how royal fortune and continuity are ritually consolidated.