Shloka 21
Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)
स तुतोष च ब्रद्यार्षिस्तस्या वृत्तेन भारत । छन््दयामास चैवैनां वरेण वरवर्णिनीम्
sa tutoṣa ca brāhmarṣis tasyā vṛttena bhārata | chandayāmāsa caivaināṁ vareṇa varavarṇinīm ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: O Bhārata, labis na nasiyahan ang brahmarṣi sa asal at gawi ng babae. Sa tuwa, ipinahayag niyang nais niyang ipagkaloob sa napakagandang babae ang isang biyayang siya mismo ang pipili—na nagpapakita na ang mabuting asal ay likás na humihikayat ng mabuting kalooban at pagpapala mula sa mga matuwid.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right conduct (vṛtta) and faithful, ethical behavior within relationships generate trust and merit, leading the righteous to respond with blessings; virtue naturally attracts benevolence.
A brahmarṣi, pleased with his wife's exemplary behavior, decides to reward her by offering a boon, indicating his approval and the moral economy of virtue and reward.