Shloka 343
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
प्रहृषष्टमनस: सर्वे नलायाष्टो वरान् ददु: । दमयन्तीने जब नलका वरण कर लिया, तब उन सब महातेजस्वी लोकपालोंने प्रसन्नचित्त होकर नलको आठ वरदान दिये
prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ sarve nalāyāṣṭau varān daduḥ |
เมื่อทมยันตีเลือกพระนลแล้ว เหล่าผู้พิทักษ์โลกผู้ทรงเดชทั้งปวงก็ปลาบปลื้มยินดี และประทานพรแปดประการแก่พระนล
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that inner excellence—self-control, integrity, and fitness for dharma—naturally attracts approval and support from righteous authorities, even symbolized here by divine guardians granting boons.
After Damayantī chooses Nala in the svayaṃvara, the delighted Lokapālas (divine guardians) bestow eight boons upon Nala, marking divine endorsement of the match and of Nala’s merit.