Shloka 7
पाण्डोः तपः-प्रसङ्गः, ऋण-धर्मः, अपत्य-प्राप्ति-चिन्ता
Pāṇḍu’s Asceticism, the Doctrine of Debts, and Deliberations on Progeny
य॑ य॑ देवं त्वमेतेन मन्त्रेणावाहयिष्यसि । तस्य तस्य प्रसादेन पुत्रस्तव भविष्यति,'शुभे! तुम इस मन्त्रद्वारा जिस-जिस देवताका आवाहन करोगी, उसी-उसीके अनुग्रहसे तुम्हें पुत्र प्राप्त होगा"
yaṁ yaṁ devaṁ tvam etena mantreṇāvāhayīṣyasi | tasya tasya prasādena putras tava bhaviṣyati, śubhe |
Vaiśampāyana said: “O auspicious lady, whichever deity you invoke by means of this mantra, by that very deity’s favor a son will be born to you.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the efficacy of mantra-guided devotion: the specific deity invoked becomes the specific source of grace, and the result (a son) is framed as arising through divine favor rather than mere human effort.
In the Adi Parva account surrounding Kuntī’s boon, the narrator explains that by using a particular mantra she can invoke any chosen deity, and that deity’s blessing will grant her a son—setting up the divine paternity of her future children.