Shloka 3
गालवेन उशीनरराजसमागमः
Gālava’s Audience with King Uśīnara
नारद उवाच तमुपागम्य स मुनिर्न्यायतस्तेन सत्कृत: । गालव: प्रसवस्यार्थ त॑ं नृपं प्रत्यचोदयत्,नारदजी कहते हैं--राजा दिवोदासके यहाँ जानेपर गालव मुनिका उनके द्वारा यथोचित सत्कार किया गया। तदनन्तर गालवने पूर्ववत् उन्हें भी शुल्क देकर उस कन्यासे एक संतान उत्पन्न करनेके लिये प्रेरित किया
nārada uvāca | tam upāgamya sa munir nyāyatas tena satkṛtaḥ | gālavaḥ prasavasyārthaṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ pratyacodayat |
ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—“ତାଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇ ସେ ମୁନିଙ୍କୁ ରାଜା ନ୍ୟାୟାନୁସାରେ ସତ୍କାର କଲେ। ପରେ ସନ୍ତାନୋତ୍ପତ୍ତି ପାଇଁ ଗାଲବ ପୂର୍ବବତ୍ ସେ ନୃପଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରେରିତ କଲେ।”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma in conduct: a king should honor a guest-sage properly (satkāra according to nyāya), and requests involving social arrangements should be made through clear, agreed terms rather than coercion.
Galava arrives at a king’s court and is respectfully received. He then persuades the king, as he had persuaded others earlier, to provide progeny through the maiden in exchange for the stipulated fee.