Shloka 36
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
अग्निरात्मभवं प्रादाद् यत्र वाउछति नैषथ:
agnir ātmabhavaṃ prādād yatra vāucchati naiṣathaḥ
Bṛhadaśva nói: “Chính tại nơi ấy, thần Agni đã ban tặng vật sinh ra từ chính tinh túy của mình—ngay nơi Naiṣadha (Nala) đang khắc khoải, mòn mỏi vì mong cầu.”
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in intense distress and longing, divine support may arise through unexpected means; endurance and moral steadiness in adversity are repeatedly affirmed in the Nala narrative.
Bṛhadaśva continues recounting Nala’s ordeal: at a particular place where Nala is burning with longing, Agni grants him something described as ‘born of Agni’s own essence,’ indicating a special divine gift or aid that advances the episode.