Shloka 20
कुशनाभकन्याशतविवाहः — The Marriage of Kuśanābha’s Hundred Daughters
and the Birth of Brahmadatta
स बुद्धिं कृतवान् राजा कुशनाभस्सुधार्मिक:।ब्रह्मदत्ताय काकुत्स्थ दातुं कन्याशतं तदा।।1.33.20।।
sa buddhiṁ kṛtavān rājā kuśanābhaḥ sudhārmikaḥ |
brahmadattāya kākutstha dātuṁ kanyāśataṁ tadā ||1.33.20||
ਹੇ ਕਾਕੁਤਸਥ, ਅਤਿ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਰਾਜਾ ਕੁਸ਼ਨਾਭ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਦੱਤ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਸੌ ਧੀਆਂ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਯ ਕੀਤਾ।
O Rama, then the highly righteous king Kusanabha decided to give his hundred daughters to Brahmadatta".
FAQs
A king’s duty includes arranging socially sanctioned, protective alliances for his children—marriage as a dharmic institution restoring dignity and order.
After the daughters’ suffering and their later relief, Kūśanābha chooses Brahmadatta as their husband.
Kūśanābha’s responsibility and righteousness in making a decision aimed at his daughters’ welfare.