Shloka 226
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
तथैवास्मिन् मम क्षेत्रे कथं वै सम्भवेत् प्रजा । इस लोकमें श्रेष्ठ पुरुष पितृ-ऋणसे मुक्त होनेके लिये संतानोत्पत्तिका प्रयत्न करते और स्वयं ही पुत्ररूपमें जन्म लेते हैं। जैसे मैं अपने पिताके क्षेत्रमें महर्षि व्यासद्वारा उत्पन्न हुआ हूँ
tathaivāsmin mama kṣetre kathaṃ vai sambhavet prajā |
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Demikian pula, di ‘ladang’ milikku ini, bagaimana mungkin keturunan dapat terjadi? Demi terbebas dari hutang leluhur (pitṛ-ṛṇa), para insan mulia berupaya memperoleh anak; sang ayah seakan terlahir kembali dalam wujud putra. Sebagaimana aku dilahirkan di ‘ladang’ ayahku melalui Maharsi Vyāsa, demikian pula aku bertanya: bagaimana di ‘ladang’ku ini keturunan dapat terwujud?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the dharmic idea of pitṛ-ṛṇa: one seeks progeny to continue the lineage and discharge obligations to ancestors; the ‘field’ (kṣetra) symbolizes the rightful context in which offspring are generated.
The speaker raises a pointed question about how children can be produced within his own rightful ‘field,’ invoking the broader narrative precedent of extraordinary begetting associated with Vyāsa and lineage-continuation.