Shloka 29
Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam
Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation
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bṛhadaśva uvāca | rājan! etad-yojanānusāreṇa parṇāda-nāmā brāhmaṇo ’yodhyāpurīṃ gatvā ṛtupārṇasya rājabhavane praviṣṭaḥ | tena vākye kṛte samyak prativākye tathā ’gate | upāyo ’yaṃ mayā dṛṣṭo naiṣadhānayane tava |
Bṛhadaśva disse: “Ó rei, seguindo este plano, um brâmane chamado Parṇāda foi à cidade de Ayodhyā e entrou no palácio do rei Ṛtupārṇa. Ali transmitiu minha mensagem e voltou trazendo tua resposta exatamente como foi dada. Ó soberano de Niṣadha, depois concebi este meio para trazer-te aqui—anunciando a Ṛtupārṇa a notícia de um svayaṃvara que se dizia ocorrer já no dia seguinte.”
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights prudent means (upāya) used in service of a rightful goal: careful communication, accurate reporting, and strategic planning can support dharma when aimed at restoring what is just rather than deceiving for selfish ends.
Bṛhadaśva explains that a Brahmin messenger, Parṇāda, went to Ayodhyā to deliver a message to King Ṛtupārṇa and returned with the exact reply. Then Bṛhadaśva devised a further strategy to bring the Naiṣadha king (Nala) by spreading news of an imminent svayaṃvara to draw Ṛtupārṇa into action.