Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 36
The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent
तं सात्यजन्नदीतोये कृच्छ्राल्लोकस्य बिभ्यती । प्रपितामहस्तामुवाह पाण्डुर्वै सत्यविक्रम: ॥ ३६ ॥
taṁ sātyajan nadī-toye kṛcchrāl lokasya bibhyatī prapitāmahas tām uvāha pāṇḍur vai satya-vikramaḥ
Craignant les reproches du monde, Kuntī dut, au prix d’une grande souffrance, renoncer à son amour maternel. À contrecœur, elle plaça l’enfant dans un panier et le laissa dériver sur les eaux du fleuve. Ô Mahārāja Parīkṣit, plus tard ton bisaïeul, le pieux et vaillant roi Pāṇḍu, épousa Kuntī.
FAQs
This verse describes a woman, fearing public opinion, abandoning a child in a river—showing how social pressure can drive painful choices within historical narratives.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these dynastic histories to Mahārāja Parīkṣit in the Ninth Canto.
It cautions that fear of social judgment can lead to harmful decisions; one should seek dharmic guidance and responsibility rather than acting from anxiety about reputation.