Shloka 16
नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants
मातले कश्िदत्रापि रुचिरस्ते वरो भवेत् । अथवान्यां दिशं भूमेर्गच्छाव यदि मन्यसे,मातले! यहाँ भी तुम्हें कोई सुन्दर वर प्राप्त हो सकता है अथवा तुम्हारी राय हो, तो इस भूमिकी किसी दूसरी दिशाकी ओर चलें
mātale kaścid atrāpi ruciras te varo bhavet | athavānyāṃ diśaṃ bhūmer gacchāva yadi manyase, mātale ||
Wika ni Nārada: “O Mātali, marahil dito man ay makakamtan mo ang isang maringal na biyaya. O kung sa palagay mo’y higit na mabuti, magtungo tayo sa ibang panig ng lupaing ito.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights prudent counsel and openness to alternatives: one should not cling to a single option when a better outcome may be found either where one stands or by seeking elsewhere, guided by thoughtful judgment.
Nārada addresses Mātali and proposes two possibilities—either a fine boon may be obtained in the present place, or, if Mātali prefers, they should proceed to another region—showing Nārada’s role as a guiding advisor in their ongoing movement/search.