Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 33
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
चारुदेष्ण: सुचारुश्ष चारुवेशो यशोधर: । चारुश्रवाश्लारुयशा: प्रद्युम्न: शम्भुरेव च
Cārudeṣṇaḥ sucāruś ca cāruveśo yaśodharaḥ | Cāruśravāś cāruyaśāḥ pradyumnaḥ śambhur eva ca ||
मधुसूदन! चारुदेष्ण, सुचारु, चारुवेश, यशोधर, चारुश्रवा, चारुयशा, प्रद्युम्न और शम्भु—ये मेरे पुण्यवान्, शूर और सुन्दर पराक्रमी पुत्र हैं। जैसे रुक्मिणी के गर्भ से आपने इन्हें उत्पन्न कराया, वैसे ही मुझे भी पुत्र प्रदान कीजिए।
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the cultural-religious ideal of seeking worthy progeny through divine grace, linking family continuity and social responsibility (gṛhastha-dharma) with devotion and reverent supplication.
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) enumerates his sons born of Rukmiṇī and, in the given contextual framing, a request is voiced to Madhusūdana to grant similar sons—emphasizing the theme of divine bestowal and lineage.