Shloka 17
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
प्रतिगृह्म ततो धर्मस्तथैवोष्णं तथा नवम् | भुक््त्वा प्रीतो5स्मि विप्ररषे तमुक्त्वा स मुनिर्गतः
pratigṛhya tato dharmas tathaivoṣṇaṃ tathā navam | bhuktvā prīto 'smi viprarṣe tam uktvā sa munir gataḥ ||
Rồi Dharma nhận lấy phần ăn ấy; nó vẫn nóng và tươi như vừa mới nấu. Ăn xong, ngài nói: “Hỡi bậc ṛṣi, ta rất hài lòng về ngươi.” Nói vậy rồi, Dharma trong dáng một ẩn sĩ liền rời đi.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is shown through unwavering integrity and austerity even under trial; when virtue is genuine, Dharma himself acknowledges and rewards it.
Dharma, in the guise of a sage, accepts and eats the offered food, notes that it is hot and freshly prepared, praises the addressed brahmarṣi as pleasing to him, and then departs—signaling the completion of a moral test.