Mahabharata — Adi Parva, Shloka 1
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
अपन छा | अ-णक्राछ एकोनविशत्यधिकशततमोड< ध्याय: पाण्डुका कुन्तीको पुत्र-प्राप्तिके लिये प्रयत्न करनेका आदेश वैशम्पायन उवाच तत्रापि तपसि श्रेष्ठे वर्तमान: स वीर्यवान् | सिद्धचारणसड्घानां बभूव प्रियदर्शन:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tatrāpi tapasi śreṣṭhe vartamānaḥ sa vīryavān | siddhacāraṇasaṅghānāṃ babhūva priyadarśanaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô Janamejaya, même en ce lieu, tandis que le puissant roi Pāṇḍu s’adonnait aux austérités les plus hautes, il devint une vision bienvenue pour les assemblées des Siddha et des Cāraṇa ; le seul fait de le voir emplissait leurs cœurs de joie.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that sincere austerity (tapas) refines a person’s presence and character: even powerful beings value and rejoice in one who is steadfast in disciplined virtue, suggesting that inner purity naturally earns respect without coercion.
Vaiśampāyana describes King Pāṇḍu living in the forest and practicing intense austerities; during this period, Siddhas and Cāraṇas gather around him and are pleased simply by seeing him, indicating his growing spiritual stature.