Shloka 34
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
तत: शक्रं समानाय्य देवानाह पितामह: । वरदानान्मम सुरा नहुषो राज्यमाप्तवान्
tataḥ śakraṃ samānāyya devān āha pitāmahaḥ | varadānān mama surā nahuṣo rājyam āptavān |
ततः शक्रं समानाय्य देवानाह पितामहः। वरदानान्मम सुरा नहुषो राज्यमाप्तवान्॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A boon (vara) once granted carries binding force and real consequences; therefore, both the giver and receiver must act with foresight and restraint, since divine or moral commitments shape political and cosmic order.
Bhīṣma recounts a mythic episode in which the Grandsire (Brahmā) summons Indra and speaks to the gods, stating that due to a boon he granted, Nahuṣa has attained sovereignty—setting the stage for the well-known account of Nahuṣa’s rise and its implications.