Shloka 526
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
पुत्रप्रदानाद् वरदस्तस्मात् सक्तून् प्रयच्छ मे । आप पालन करनेके कारण मेरे पति, भरण-पोषण करनेसे भर्ता और पुत्र प्रदान करनेके कारण वरदाता हैं, इसलिये मेरे हिस्सेका सत्तू अतिथिदेवताको अर्पण कीजिये
nakula uvāca | putrapradānād varadas tasmāt saktūn prayaccha me |
نکُل نے کہا—پرورش کرنے کے سبب وہ میرا پتی ہے، نان و نفقہ دینے کے سبب بھرتا ہے، اور بیٹا عطا کرنے کے سبب وہ ورَداتا ہے؛ اس لیے میرے حصے کا سَتّو مجھے دے دیجیے تاکہ اسے اَتِتھی-دیوتا کے حضور نذر کیا جائے۔
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma in household life: gratitude and obligation arise from concrete duties (protection, maintenance, and granting offspring), and resources/offerings should be distributed according to rightful shares and ethical propriety, especially in the context of honoring guests.
Nakula speaks to claim that a portion of simple food (saktu) should be given to him as his due, grounding the request in the idea that the one who grants a son is a ‘varada’ (benefactor), thus justifying the allocation of the share for proper use—implicitly tied to righteous hospitality and household order.