Shloka 38
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
अपां पतिरपां भावं यत्र वाउ्छति नैषध: । स्रजश्नोत्तमगन्धाद्या: सर्वे च मिथुन ददुः,जलके स्वामी वरुणने नलकी इच्छाके अनुसार जल प्रकट होनेका वर दिया और यह भी कहा कि "तुम्हारी पुष्पमालाएँ सदा उत्तम गन्धसे सम्पन्न होंगी।/ इस प्रकार सब देवताओंने दो-दो वर दिये
apāṁ patir apāṁ bhāvaṁ yatra vāñchati naiṣadhaḥ | srajaś cottamagandhādyāḥ sarve ca mithunaṁ daduḥ ||
Disse Bṛhadaśva: “Varuṇa, senhor das águas, concedeu ao Naiṣadha (Nala) esta dádiva: que a água surgisse onde quer que ele desejasse. E declarou ainda que as guirlandas de Nala estariam sempre dotadas da mais fina fragrância. Assim, cada um dos deuses lhe concedeu dois dons.”
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine gifts are portrayed as supporting righteous kingship and personal excellence: boons are not mere power, but aids that uphold dignity, auspiciousness, and the capacity to act effectively in dharmic life.
Bṛhadaśva recounts how Varuṇa grants Nala two boons—instant access to water wherever he wishes and ever-fragrant garlands—while noting that all the gods similarly give two boons each.