Shloka 16
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
केषाज्चित् पुत्रकामानामनुसंतानमिच्छताम् । सिद्धौ प्रयतमानानां न चाण्डमुपजायते
keṣāñcit putrakāmānām anusantānam icchatām | siddhau prayatamānānāṃ na cāṇḍam upajāyate ||
Nārada dit : «Certains désirent des fils, et souhaitent même que, par ces fils, la lignée se prolonge. Bien qu’ils s’efforcent de toutes les manières d’y parvenir, pas même un seul embryon ne vient à naître pour eux.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human effort and desire do not always yield the intended fruit; the birth of progeny is presented as dependent on factors beyond mere striving—often framed in the Mahābhārata as destiny, karma, and the unseen order governing results.
Nārada is making an observation about the limits of human control: even those intensely focused on obtaining a son and ensuring further descendants, and who exert themselves fully, may still fail to achieve conception—highlighting the uncertainty of outcomes.