Shloka 24
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
कृष्णद्वैपायनं काली चिन्तयामास वै मुनिम् | स वेदान् विन्रुवन् धीमान् मातुर्विज्ञाय चिन्तितम्
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ kālī cintayāmāsa vai munim | sa vedān vinruvan dhīmān mātur vijñāya cintitam ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Kālī (Satyavatī) memusatkan batinnya pada resi Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana. Sang bijaksana, yang kala itu tengah melantunkan Weda, memahami maksud ibunya yang tak terucap dan menanggapinya sebagaimana mestinya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and cultural ideal of attentiveness to one’s mother and elders: a wise person perceives another’s need even before it is spoken. It also underscores the sanctity of Vedic study—yet true wisdom includes responsiveness and compassion, not mere ritual learning.
Satyavatī (called Kālī) mentally calls upon her son Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana). Vyāsa, though occupied with Vedic recitation, perceives her intention and prepares to act in response, setting up the next narrative development.