प्रणिधानेन धैर्येण रूपेण वयसा च मे ॥
मनः प्रविष्टो देवर्षे गुणकेश्याः पतिर् वरः ॥
मातलिं प्रीतिमनसं दृष्ट्वा सुमुखदर्शनात् ॥
निवेदयाम् आस तदा माहात्म्यं जन्म कर्म च ॥
ऐरावतकुले जातः सुमुखो नाम नागराट् ॥
आर्यकस्य मतः पौत्रो दौहित्रो वामनस्य च ॥
एतस्य हि पिता नागश् चिकुरो नाम मातले ॥
नचिराद् वैनतेयेन पञ्चत्वम् उपपादितः ॥
ततो ऽब्रवीत् प्रीतमना मातलिर् नारदं वचः ॥
एष मे रुचितस् तात जामाता भुजगोत्तमः ॥
praṇidhānena dhairyeṇa rūpeṇa vayasā ca me ||
manaḥ praviṣṭo devarṣe guṇakeśyāḥ patir varaḥ ||
mātaliṃ prītimanasaṃ dṛṣṭvā sumukhadarśanāt ||
nivedayām āsa tadā māhātmyaṃ janma karma ca ||
airāvatakule jātaḥ sumukho nāma nāgarāṭ ||
āryakasya mataḥ pautro dauhitro vāmanasya ca ||
etasya hi pitā nāgaś cikuro nāma mātale ||
nacirād vainateyena pañcatvam upapāditaḥ ||
tato 'bravīt prītamanā mātalir nāradaṃ vacaḥ ||
eṣa me rucitas tāta jāmātā bhujagottamaḥ ||
These sons of Garuḍa, whom I have named, dwell only in one province of this region. I have mentioned only those distinguished by power, fame, and achievement. If none here pleases you, let us go — we shall depart from this place, O Mātali. I will take you to another land where you will find a fitting husband for your daughter.
4ab4c19ad07d · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 5:30:29 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage carries forward the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, through the choice of an embassy, through fidelity to one's word, and through the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.