Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 23
कुशनाभकन्याशतविवाहः — The Marriage of Kuśanābha’s Hundred Daughters
and the Birth of Brahmadatta
स्पृष्टमात्रे तत: पाणौ विकुब्जा विगतज्वरा:।युक्ता: परमया लक्ष्म्या बभु: कन्याशतं तदा।।1.33.23।।ृ32
spṛṣṭamātre tataḥ pāṇau vikubjā vigatajvarāḥ |
yuktāḥ paramayā lakṣmyā babhūḥ kanyāśataṁ tadā ||1.33.23||
Sau đó, chỉ vừa được tay ngài chạm đến, các thiếu nữ vốn cong vẹo liền hết sốt não; trăm nàng khi ấy được phú cho phúc tướng và vẻ đẹp rực rỡ.
Thereafter, with the mere touch of his hand, the hundred daughters were cured of their hump- back and freed from anguish. They assumed great beauty.
FAQs
Dharma restores wholeness: rightful union and righteous influence are depicted as removing affliction and bringing auspiciousness.
At the marriage moment, the daughters are miraculously relieved of the deformity and suffering inflicted earlier.
Brahmadatta’s auspiciousness and beneficent presence—power that heals rather than harms.