Shloka 15
द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः
Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct
निशा त्वजनयत् कन्यामग्नीषोमाबुभौ तथा । मनोरेवाभवद् भार्या सुषुवे पडच पावकान्
niśā tv ajanayat kanyām agnīṣomau bubhau tathā | manor evābhavad bhāryā suṣuve pañca pāvakān ||
Mārkaṇḍeya dit : «Niśā enfanta une fille, et de même deux fils — Agni et Soma. Elle devint l’épouse de Manu et mit au monde cinq fils encore, de nature ardente.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces a dharmic worldview where orderly lineage, sanctioned marriage, and progeny are not merely social facts but expressions of cosmic principles—Agni and Soma representing fundamental forces embodied through birth.
Mārkaṇḍeya recounts a genealogical episode: Niśā gives birth to a daughter and to the sons Agni and Soma, then becomes Manu’s wife and bears five additional sons described as pāvakas (fire-like beings).