Shloka 41
Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)
वेदव्यास: श्रियावासो ब्राह्मण: करुणान्वित: । अप्यसावीप्सित: पुत्रो मम स्याद् वै महेश्वरात्
Parāśara uvāca: Vedavyāsaḥ śriyāvāso brāhmaṇaḥ karuṇānvitaḥ | apy asāv īpsitaḥ putro mama syād vai Maheśvarāt ||
Parāśara sprach: „Möge jener Vedavyāsa — eine Wohnstatt des Gedeihens, ein Brahmane voller Mitgefühl — wahrhaft der ersehnte Sohn werden, den mir Maheśvara gewährt.“
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of seeking progeny not for power or pleasure but for spiritual excellence and compassion, emphasizing that such blessings are obtained through devotion and divine grace (Maheśvara’s favor).
Parāśara expresses his wish that, through Śiva’s grace, he may obtain a son—Vedavyāsa—characterized by prosperity, Brahminical virtue, and compassion, setting the background for Vyāsa’s revered role in sacred tradition.