Shloka 28
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
इत्तं ज्ञानं समासाद्य नन्दा शीघ्रगतिः पुरम् ।
ततो राज्ञीं परिष्वज्य स्वसखीमुरगात्मजा ॥
itthaṃ jñānaṃ samāsādya nandā śīghragatiḥ puram | tato rājñīṃ pariṣvajya svasakhīm uragātmajā ||
एवं कर्तव्यज्ञानं प्राप्य नन्दा शीघ्रगामिनी नगरीं जगाम। ततः नागराजदुहिता स्वसखीं रानीं समालिङ्ग्य तस्थौ।
FAQs
The verse underscores purposeful action guided by right understanding (jñāna leading to swift, appropriate conduct), and the role of trust/affection in alliances that support dharmic outcomes in royal life.
Primarily Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita (dynastic lineage and royal narrative), serving as a lead-in to a Manvantara-related figure (a future Manu).
The nāga-daughter functions as a liminal mediator (between subterranean/pātāla powers and surface kingship), suggesting that legitimate sovereignty may be supported by hidden or chthonic guardianship when aligned with dharma.