Shloka 25
Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas
राजर्षि मदिराश्व अपनी सुन्दरी कन्या विप्रवर हिरण्यहस्तको देकर देवताओंके लोकमें चले गये ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | lomapādaś ca rājarṣiḥ śāntāṃ dattvā sutāṃ prabhuḥ | ṛṣyaśṛṅgāya vipulaiḥ sarvaiḥ kāmair ayujyata ||
भीष्म उवाच—राजर्षिर्मदिराश्वः स्वकन्यां सुन्दरीं विप्रवराय हिरण्यहस्ताय दत्त्वा देवलोकं जगाम। तथा प्रभुर्लोमपादो राजर्षिः शान्तां नाम सुतां ऋष्यशृङ्गाय मुनिवराय दत्त्वा विपुलैः सर्वैः कामैरयुज्यत। एतद् दर्शयति—सत्पुरुषान् पूजयन्, तपस्विनः समर्थयन्, लोके च परत्र च कल्याणं प्राप्नोति।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king who acts according to dharma—honoring and supporting genuine spiritual excellence—gains both moral merit and practical welfare; righteous alliances and gifts made to worthy recipients are portrayed as conduits of prosperity and fulfillment.
Bhishma recounts that King Lomapada gave his daughter Shanta to the sage Rishyasringa; as a result, Lomapada became endowed with abundant blessings and achieved the fulfillment of his desires.