Shloka 1
Parṇāda’s Report; Bāhuka’s Counsel; Damayantī’s Strategic Svayaṃvara Message (अध्याय ६८)
/ आल “+(>9) #:६.# #2 5-7 अष्टषष्टितमो< ध्याय: विदर्भराजका नल-दमयन्तीकी खोजके लिये ब्राह्मणोंको भेजना, सुदेव ब्राह्णका चेदिराजके भवनमें जाकर मन- ही-मन दमयन्तीके गुणोंका चिन्तन और उससे भेंट करना ब॒हदश्व उवाच हृतराज्ये नले भीम: सभार्ये च वन॑ गते । द्विजान् प्रस्थापयामास नलदर्शनकाड्क्षया,बृहदश्व मुनि कहते हैं--राजन! राज्यका अपहरण हो जानेपर जब राजा नल पत्नीसहित वनमें चले गये, तब विदर्भनरेश भीमने नलका पता लगानेके लिये बहुत-से ब्राह्मणोंको इधर-उधर भेजा
Bṛhadaśva uvāca | hṛtarājye nale bhīmaḥ sabhārye ca vanaṃ gate | dvijān prasthāpayāmāsa naladarśanakāṅkṣayā ||
Bṛhadaśva disse: “Ó rei, quando Nala foi privado de seu reino e partiu para a floresta com sua esposa, Bhīma, governante de Vidarbha, desejoso de ver Nala (isto é, encontrá-lo e saber de seu paradeiro), enviou brâmanes em várias direções.”
ब॒हदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political ruin and exile, rightful concern and responsibility persist: Bhīma’s effort to locate Nala reflects familial duty and compassionate action, using peaceful means (messengers and inquiry) rather than force.
After Nala loses his kingdom and goes to the forest with Damayantī, her father Bhīma of Vidarbha sends Brahmins out to search for Nala and discover his whereabouts.