Shloka 28
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
इत्तं ज्ञानं समासाद्य नन्दा शीघ्रगतिः पुरम् ।
ततो राज्ञीं परिष्वज्य स्वसखीमुरगात्मजा ॥
itthaṃ jñānaṃ samāsādya nandā śīghragatiḥ puram | tato rājñīṃ pariṣvajya svasakhīm uragātmajā ||
Sau khi đã lĩnh hội tri thức về điều cần làm, Nandā—nhanh nhẹn trong bước đi—đi vào thành. Bấy giờ, con gái của vua rắn (Nāga) ôm lấy hoàng hậu, người bạn thân của chính nàng.
FAQs
The verse underscores purposeful action guided by right understanding (jñāna leading to swift, appropriate conduct), and the role of trust/affection in alliances that support dharmic outcomes in royal life.
Primarily Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita (dynastic lineage and royal narrative), serving as a lead-in to a Manvantara-related figure (a future Manu).
The nāga-daughter functions as a liminal mediator (between subterranean/pātāla powers and surface kingship), suggesting that legitimate sovereignty may be supported by hidden or chthonic guardianship when aligned with dharma.