Shloka 23
Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant
धृतराष्ट्र बोले--महर्षे! जो ब्राह्मण कोमलस्वभाव
gautama uvāca | supuṣpitaṃ kinnararājajuṣṭaṃ priyaṃ vanaṃ nandanaṃ nāradasya | gandharvāṇām apsarasāṃ ca śaśvat tatra tvāhaṃ hastinaṃ yātayiṣye ||
乔多摩说道：“有那难陀那林苑——可爱非常，繁花遍饰，为紧那罗诸王所游，亦为那罗陀、乾闼婆与阿普萨罗常所钟爱。纵使你到了那里，我也要从那处将你带回，并取回我的大象。”
गौतम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even celestial privilege and access to heavenly realms do not override moral accountability; a sage’s dharmic authority ensures that what is wrongly held must be restored, regardless of the splendor of the destination.
Gautama points to the famed heavenly grove Nandana—beloved of Nārada and inhabited by Gandharvas and Apsarases—and declares that even if the other party goes there, he will still retrieve and reclaim his elephant.