Mahabharata · 1.160.15–16
॥
Devanāgarī
ततः कृतज्ञं धर्मज्ञं रूपेणासदृशं भुवि ॥
तपत्याः सदृशं मेने सूर्यः संवरणं पतिम् ॥
दातुम् ऐच्छत् ततः कन्यां तस्मै संवरणाय ताम् ॥
नृपोत्तमाय कौरव्य विश्रुताभिजनाय वै ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ kṛtajñaṃ dharmajñaṃ rūpeṇāsadṛśaṃ bhuvi ||
tapatyāḥ sadṛśaṃ mene sūryaḥ saṃvaraṇaṃ patim ||
dātum aicchat tataḥ kanyāṃ tasmai saṃvaraṇāya tām ||
nṛpottamāya kauravya viśrutābhijanāya vai ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः कृतज्ञं धर्मज्ञं रूपेण असदृशं भुविtataḥ kṛtajñaṃ dharmajñaṃ rūpeṇa asadṛśaṃ bhuvithen grateful, knowing dharma, unmatched in beauty on earth,
तपत्याः सदृशं मेने सूर्यः संवरणं पतिम्tapatyāḥ sadṛśaṃ mene sūryaḥ saṃvaraṇaṃ patimSurya deemed Samvarana worthy of Tapati as her husband;
दातुम् ऐच्छत् ततः कन्यां तस्मै संवरणाय ताम्dātum aicchat tataḥ kanyāṃ tasmai saṃvaraṇāya tāmand wished to give that maiden to that Samvarana,
नृपोत्तमाय कौरव्य विश्रुताभिजनाय वैnṛpottamāya kauravya viśrutābhijanāya vaithe best of kings, O Kaurava, of renowned lineage;
रूपेणासदृशंrūpeṇāsadṛśaṃoriginal form "rūpeṇāsadṛśaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
«Then Surya deemed Samvarana — grateful, knowing dharma, unmatched in beauty on earth — worthy of Tapati as her husband, and wished to give that maiden to that Samvarana, the best of kings, of renowned lineage, O Kaurava».
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Here the king's devotion bears its fruit — the favor of the divine. It is telling that Surya, seeking a worthy man for his daughter, finds him in his own devotee: earnest worship makes the devotee pleasing in the eyes of the divine. Here is revealed the general law of bhakti: whoever serves the divine with love is distinguished and rewarded by it. Thus the scripture shows that Samvarana's devotion is rewarded with the highest gift — the hand of the sun's daughter; and heaven's favor descends upon the faithful devotee.