Shloka 18
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
पितृदेवर्षिमनुजैददेयं तेभ्यश्व धर्मत: । एतानि तु यथाकालं यो न बुध्यति मानव:
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: pitṛ-devarṣi-manujaiḥ dade yaṃ tebhyaś ca dharmataḥ | etāni tu yathākālaṃ yo na budhyati mānavaḥ ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Sesuai dharma, apa yang menjadi kewajiban harus dipersembahkan kepada para Leluhur, para dewa, para resi, dan sesama manusia. Namun siapa yang tidak menyadari kewajiban ini pada waktunya, tidak mudah mencapai alam-alam kebajikan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human life is framed by dharma as a set of timely obligations—debts to ancestors, gods, seers, and fellow humans—which must be repaid through appropriate acts; neglecting them obstructs the attainment of merit and higher worlds.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, in his ongoing narration, states a general dharmic principle: people must recognize and discharge the traditional four obligations (ṛṇas) in due time; failure to do so undermines one’s spiritual and moral progress.