गालव उवाच
महावीर्यो महीपालः काशीनाम् ईश्वरः प्रभुः ॥
दिवोदास इति ख्यातो भैमसेनिर् नराधिपः ॥
तत्र गच्छावहे भद्रे शनैर् आगच्छ मा शुचः ॥
धार्मिकः संयमे युक्तः सत्यश् चैव जनेश्वरः ॥
नारद उवाच
तम् उपागम्य स मुनिर् न्यायतस् तेन सत्कृतः ॥
गालवः प्रसवस्यार्थे तं नृपं प्रत्यचोदयत् ॥
दिवोदास उवाच
श्रुतम् एतन् मया पूर्वं किम् उक्त्वा विस्तरं द्विज ॥
काङ्क्षितो हि मयैषो ऽर्थः श्रुत्वैतद् द्विजसत्तम ॥
एतच् च मे बहुमतं यद् उत्सृज्य नराधिपान् ॥
माम् एवम् उपयातो ऽसि भावि चैतद् असंशयम् ॥
gālava uvāca
mahāvīryo mahīpālaḥ kāśīnām īśvaraḥ prabhuḥ ||
divodāsa iti khyāto bhaimasenir narādhipaḥ ||
tatra gacchāvahe bhadre śanair āgaccha mā śucaḥ ||
dhārmikaḥ saṃyame yuktaḥ satyaś caiva janeśvaraḥ ||
nārada uvāca
tam upāgamya sa munir nyāyatas tena satkṛtaḥ ||
gālavaḥ prasavasyārthe taṃ nṛpaṃ pratyacodayat ||
divodāsa uvāca
śrutam etan mayā pūrvaṃ kim uktvā vistaraṃ dvija ||
kāṅkṣito hi mayaiṣo 'rthaḥ śrutvaitad dvijasattama ||
etac ca me bahumataṃ yad utsṛjya narādhipān ||
mām evam upayāto 'si bhāvi caitad asaṃśayam ||
Galava said: 'There is a mighty protector of the earth, the lord and master of Kashi, known as Divodasa, son of Bhimasena, a lord of men. Let us go there, O fair one; proceed calmly, do not grieve. He is righteous, devoted to self-restraint, truthful, and a ruler of the people.' Narada said: 'Having approached him, the sage Galava was duly received by him with honor, and for the sake of begetting offspring he addressed this request to the king. Divodasa said: "I have already heard of this before; why speak of it at length, O brahmin? Having heard this, O best of the twice-born, I myself desired such a thing. And it is a great honor for me that, leaving aside other lords of men, you have come to me in particular. Without doubt, this shall come to pass."'
4db6d607ea2e · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 5:35:25 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Divodasa is presented as a ruler to whom such a difficult matter can be brought: strength, royal power, self-restraint, and truthfulness are joined in a single figure. This is why Galava's request does not appear as a chance transaction. It is addressed to a king capable of bearing responsibility both for the continuation of a lineage and for the keeping of dharma.