Shloka 23
Satyavatī’s Disclosure and the Summoning of Vyāsa
Niyoga for Kuru Succession
तत् ते शापाद् विनिर्मुक्ता आपवस्य महात्मन: । स्वस्ति ते<स्तु गमिष्यामि पुत्र पाहि महाव्रतम्,इसलिये अब वे वसु महात्मा आपव (वसिष्ठ)-के शापसे मुक्त हो चुके हैं। तुम्हारा कल्याण हो, अब मैं जाऊँगी। तुम इस महान् व्रतधारी पुत्रका पालन करो
tat te śāpād vinirmuktā āpavasya mahātmanaḥ | svasti te 'stu gamiṣyāmi putra pāhi mahāvratam ||
“Through that, the Vasus have now been released from the curse of the great-souled Āpava (Vasiṣṭha). May well-being be yours. I shall now depart; protect and raise this son, steadfast in a great vow.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as responsible guardianship: once a karmic burden (a curse) is resolved, one must still uphold duty—protecting and nurturing a child committed to a high vow—while offering auspicious blessings rather than clinging to attachment.
The speaker reports a departure after declaring that the Vasus have been freed from the great sage Āpava/Vasiṣṭha’s curse, and instructs that the child—described as a great-vowed one—should be protected and raised.