Shloka 9

Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

क्रतो: क्रतुसमा: पुत्रा: पतड़सहचारिण: । विश्रुतास्त्रिषु लोकेषु सत्यव्रतपरायणा:,क्रतु (यज्ञ)-के पुत्र क्रतुके ही समान पवित्र, तीनों लोकोंमें विख्यात, सत्यवादी, व्रतपरायण तथा भगवान्‌ सूर्यके आगे चलनेवाले साठ हजार वालखिल्य ऋषि हुए

Transliteration

kratoḥ kratusamāḥ putrāḥ pataṅgasahacāriṇaḥ | viśrutās triṣu lokeṣu satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “From Kratu were born sons equal to their father in sacrificial purity—companions of the Sun’s onward course—renowned in the three worlds, steadfast in truth, and wholly devoted to their vows. (These are the famed Vālakhilya sages, numbering sixty thousand.)”

Word by Word

क्रतोःof Kratu

क्रतुसमाःequal to Kratu

पुत्राःsons

पतङ्गसहचारिणःcompanions of Patanga (the Sun)

विश्रुताःrenowned

त्रिषुin three

लोकेषुworlds

सत्यव्रतपरायणाःdevoted to vows of truth

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kratu

Sūrya (Pataṅga)

Vālakhilya Ṛṣis

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises dharmic excellence through satya (truthfulness) and vrata (disciplined vows): spiritual stature and lasting renown arise from steadfast ethical commitment and purity of conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the progeny of the sage Kratu: his sons—identified in tradition as the Vālakhilya sages—are portrayed as exceptionally pure, vow-bound, and celebrated across the three worlds, moving in association with the Sun.