Shloka 10
स पुत्रकामो नृपतिस्तप्यते सम महत्तपः । पत्नीभ्यां सह राजेन्द्र कैलासं गिरिमाश्रित:
sa putrakāmo nṛpatis tapyate sma mahattapaḥ | patnībhyāṃ saha rājendra kailāsaṃ girim āśritaḥ ||
O king, that ruler—longing for a son—undertook severe austerities. Accompanied by his two queens, he took refuge on Mount Kailāsa.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that even a king, when seeking a legitimate aim like progeny and continuity of the lineage, should pursue it through self-discipline (tapas) and restraint rather than through impulsive or unethical means.
A king who desires a son goes to Mount Kailāsa and performs intense austerities, accompanied by his two queens, indicating a purposeful, vow-based quest for divine or karmic fulfillment of his wish.