manual SHOBNMK

03076

03076001 bRhadazva uvAca
'bRhadazva said,

03076001a atha tAM vyuSito rAtrinM nalo rAjA svalaGMkRtaH
'Having passed that night, king nala decked in ornaments

03076001c vaidarbhyA sahitaH kAlyaM dadarza vasudhAdhipam
and with Damayanti by his side, presented himself in due time before the king.

03076002a tato 'bhivAdayAmAsa prayatazH zvazuranM nalaH
And nala saluted his father-in-law with becoming humility

03076002c tasyAnu damayantI ca vavande pitaraM zubhA
and after him the fair Damayanti paid her respects to her father.

03076003a tamM bhImaH pratijagrAha putravat parayA mudA
And the exalted bhIma, with great joy, received him as a son,

03076003c yathArhamM pUjayitvA tu samAzvAsayata prabhuH
and honouring him duly

03076003e nalena sahitAnM tatra damayantImM pativratAm
along with his devoted wife, comforted them in proper words.

03076004a tAm arhaNAnM nalo rAjA pratigRhya yathAvidhi
And duly accepting the homage rendered unto him, king nala

03076004c paricaryAM svakAnM tasmai yathAvat pratyavedayat
offered his father-in-law his services as became him.

03076005a tato babhUva nagare sumahAn harSanisvanaH
And there arose in the city a loud uproar of delight,

03076005c janasya samMprahRSTasya nalanM dRSTvA tathAgatam
seeing nala arrived, the citizens were in great joy.

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