Shloka 15
Gālava Completes the Horse-Gift: Garuḍa’s Counsel and Viśvāmitra’s Acceptance (गालव-विष्वामित्र-सम्बन्धः)
सोऊहं प्रतिग्रहीष्यामि ददात्वेतां भवान् मम | कुमारी देवगर्भाभामेकपुत्रभवाय मे,“अत: आप देवकन्याके समान सुन्दरी इस राजकुमारीको केवल एक पुत्र उत्पन्न करनेके लिये मुझे दें। मैं इसे ग्रहण करूँगा”
so ’haṃ pratigrahīṣyāmi dadātv etāṃ bhavān mama | kumārī devagarbhābhām ekaputrabhavāya me ||
Wika ni Nārada: “Tatanggapin ko siya. Ipagkaloob nawa ng Kamahalan ang dalagang ito sa akin—nagniningning siyang tila anak na babae ng mga diyos—upang magsilang siya para sa akin ng iisang anak na lalaki.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how social and royal decisions can instrumentalize marriage for lineage goals; it invites reflection on dharma—balancing ascetic authority, royal obligation, and the moral necessity of respecting a woman’s agency rather than treating her as a mere means to produce an heir.
Nārada formally declares his willingness to accept a particular princess and asks the king to give her to him, specifying that the union is intended to produce only one son.