Shloka 13
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
तत्रैकस्थाथ भार्या तु वसोर्वासवविक्रम । संचरन्ती वने तस्मिन् गां ददर्श सुमध्यमा,इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी महीपाल! उन वसुओंमेंसे एककी सुन्दरी पत्नीने उस वनमें घूमते समय उस गौको देखा
tatraikastātha bhāryā tu vasor vāsavavikrama | sañcarantī vane tasmin gāṃ dadarśa sumadhyamā ||
Dort, o König, dessen Kraft der Indras gleicht, erblickte die schöne, schlanktaillierte Gemahlin eines der Vasus, als sie in jenem Wald umherging, eine Kuh.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A seemingly small perception or desire can become the seed of major karmic outcomes; vigilance and restraint are implied, since actions initiated by impulse can bind even powerful beings to consequences.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the wife of one of the Vasus, while roaming in a forest, sees a cow—an encounter that sets up the next events in the episode.