Shloka 8
कृतं युवाभ्यां कर्मेदममरैरपि दुष्करम् | वरं वृणीतं तुष्टो<स्मि दुर्लभं पुरुषेष्विह,“आप दोनोंने यह ऐसा कार्य किया है, जो देवताओंके लिये भी दुष्कर है। मैं बहुत प्रसन्न हूँ। इस लोकमें मनुष्योंके लिये जो दुर्लभ हो ऐसा कोई वर आप दोनों माँग लें!
kṛtaṃ yuvābhyāṃ karmedam amarair api duṣkaram | varaṃ vṛṇītaṃ tuṣṭo 'smi durlabhaṃ puruṣeṣv iha ||
毗舍波耶那说道：“你们二人已成就一桩连诸天也难以完成的事业。我甚为欢喜。因此，择取一项恩赐吧——凡此世间人类难得之物，皆可求取。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Exceptional effort that fulfills a difficult duty is worthy of recognition; when a righteous or admirable deed is completed, a fitting reward (vara) may be granted, highlighting the ethical link between action (karma) and its fruit.
The speaker, Vaiśaṃpāyana, praises two individuals for completing an extraordinarily difficult task—so difficult that even gods would find it challenging—and, being pleased, invites them to ask for a rare boon.