Shloka 4
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
स तु कालेन महता प्राप्य निष्कल्मषं तप: । ब्रह्मर्षिसदृश: पाण्डुबभूव भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ जनमेजय! राजा पाण्डु दीर्घकालतक पापरहित तपस्याका अनुष्ठान करके ब्रह्मर्षियोंके समान प्रभावशाली हो गये थे
sa tu kālena mahatā prāpya niṣkalmaṣaṁ tapaḥ | brahmarṣi-sadṛśaḥ pāṇḍur babhūva bharatarṣabha bharataśreṣṭha janamejaya |
قال فَيْشَمْبَايَنَة: «ومع مرور زمنٍ طويل، بلغ الملك باندو تَقشّفًا (تَبَسًا) منزَّهًا عن دنس الإثم، فغدا ذا بأسٍ وضياء كالعظماء من البراهمَرِشي. يا خيرَ آلِ بهاراتا، يا جَنَمَيْجَيَا، بتَبَسٍ موصولٍ لا عيب فيه ارتقى إلى منزلةٍ تشبه منزلةَ الرائي الحكيم.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained tapas that is niṣkalmaṣa (untainted by wrongdoing) purifies and elevates a person’s stature; ethical discipline, not mere power, is presented as the basis of true greatness—even for a king.
Vaiśampāyana tells King Janamejaya that Pāṇḍu, after a long period of blameless austerity, attained a brahmarṣi-like radiance and influence, emphasizing his spiritual and moral transformation.