Shloka 37
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
यमस्त्वन्नरसं प्रादाद् धर्मे च परमां स्थितिम्,यमराजने यह कहा कि “राजा नलकी बनायी हुई रसोईमें उत्तमोत्तम रस एवं स्वाद उपलब्ध होगा और धर्ममें इनकी दृढ़ निष्ठा बनी रहेगी”
bṛhadaśva uvāca | yamas tv annarasaṃ prādād dharme ca paramāṃ sthitim |
Disse Bṛhadaśva: “Yama concedeu-lhe excelência no gosto e no sabor dos alimentos, e também a mais alta firmeza no dharma—para que, na cozinha do rei Nala, estivessem sempre disponíveis os mais finos sabores, e sua devoção à retidão permanecesse inabalável.”
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence is twofold: practical mastery that benefits others (here, the refined skill of providing nourishing, delightful food) and unwavering commitment to dharma. The verse links worldly competence with ethical steadiness, presenting both as worthy divine gifts.
Bṛhadaśva recounts a boon granted by Yama: the recipient (understood in context as King Nala) receives extraordinary capability regarding the ‘rasa’ of food—ensuring superb cuisine—and also attains supreme firmness in dharma, indicating moral reliability alongside skill.