Shloka 11
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
सुकुमारी कुमारी च पद्मकिज्जल्कसुप्र भा । तब “बहुत अच्छा” कहकर राजाने उन दोनोंका सत्कारपूर्वक पूजन किया। तदनन्तर एक दिन राजा सूंजयने अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर उन दोनों तपस्वी महात्माओंसे कहा --“महर्षियो! यह मेरी एक ही कन्या है
sukumārī kumārī ca padmakijjalkasuprabhā |
有一位少女名叫苏库玛丽——未出嫁的处女，娇柔细致——光彩如莲花的丝蕊。国王便说道：“甚好。”随即以应有的恭敬礼数，礼敬供养那两位苦行的大魂圣者。其后有一日，苏阇耶王欢喜非常，对那两位严修的摩诃阿特曼说道：“诸位大圣仙！此乃朕唯一的女儿——绝世美丽，堪可观瞻，肢体无瑕，并具善行与德行之律。她苏库玛丽，光辉如莲蕊，自今日起，当侍奉二位。”
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharma through reverence toward sages and the ethical ideal of honoring spiritual merit with respectful hospitality; it also presents service (sevā) as a valued expression of humility and righteous conduct.
A king, pleased with two ascetic sages, formally honors them and then offers his only daughter Sukumārī—praised for beauty and virtue—to attend and serve them from that day onward.