Shloka 33
Vasiṣṭhasya śokaḥ, Vipāśā–Śatadrū-nāmākaraṇam, Kalmāṣapādasya bhaya-prasaṅgaḥ (Ādi Parva 167)
ततस्तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य उपयाजो महातपा: । आचर्ख्यौ कर्म वैतानं तदा पुत्रफलाय वै
tatastasyanarendrasya upayājo mahātapāḥ | ācarkhyau karma vaitānaṃ tadā putraphalāya vai ||
પછી તે નરેન્દ્ર માટે મહાતપસ્વી ઉપયાજે પુત્રફળ પ્રાપ્ત કરવા વૈદિક યજ્ઞકર્મનું વિધાન સમજાવ્યું.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that ritual action (vaitāna karma) is guided by intention and desired fruit; seeking a son through sacrifice is presented as a weighty, dharma-shaped decision whose consequences extend beyond private desire into public destiny.
Upayāja, described as a great ascetic, instructs the king in the correct Vedic sacrificial procedure to obtain the result of a son, setting the stage for the king’s planned progeny and the larger chain of events connected with future enmity and war.