Shloka 127
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
द्रौपदेयाश्व ये पडच बभूवुर्भरतर्षभ । विश्वान् देवगणान् विद्धि संजातान् भरतर्षभ,भरतर्षभ! तुम्हें मालूम होना चाहिये कि द्रौपदीके जो पाँच पुत्र थे, उनके रूपमें पाँच विश्वेदेवगण ही प्रकट हुए थे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: draupadeyāś ca ye pañca babhūvur bharatarṣabha | viśvān devagaṇān viddhi saṃjātān bharatarṣabha ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O bull among the Bharatas, know that the five sons born of Draupadī are in truth the manifestation of the host of the Viśvedevas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Pāṇḍavas’ heirs (Draupadī’s five sons) are not ordinary births but manifestations of a divine collective (the Viśvedevas), implying that moral responsibility and historical consequence in the epic are grounded in a larger cosmic design.
Vaiśampāyana identifies the true divine origin of Draupadī’s five sons, stating that they are the embodied Viśvedevas, thereby elevating their status and foreshadowing their role within the epic’s unfolding destiny.