Shloka 30

कृपकृपी-जननम्

The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras

Devanagari script

सो>हमेवं विदित्वैतत्‌ प्रपश्यामि शुचिस्मिते | अनपत्य: शुभॉल्लोकान्‌ न प्राप्स्यामीति चिन्तयन्‌,“पवित्र मुसकानवाली कुन्तिभोजकुमारी! इस प्रकार सोच-समझकर मैं तो यही देख रहा हूँ कि संतानहीन होनेके कारण मुझे शुभ लोकोंकी प्राप्ति नहीं हो सकती। मैं निरन्तर इसी चिन्तामें डूबा रहता हूँ

Transliteration

so 'ham evaṁ viditvैतat prapaśyāmi śucismite | anapatyaḥ śubhāṁl lokān na prāpsyāmīti cintayan |

Translation

“Having understood this in this way, O you of pure smile, I clearly see it: being without offspring, I shall not attain the auspicious worlds.” Thinking thus, he remained continually absorbed in this anxiety—linking the ethical ideal of household life with the duty of continuing lineage and the hope of posthumous merit.

Word by Word

• {"so 'ham": 'I indeed

• I myself', 'evaṁ': 'thus

• in this manner', 'viditvā': 'having known/understood', 'etat': 'this (matter)', 'prapaśyāmi': 'I see clearly

• I perceive distinctly', 'śuci-smite': 'O one with a pure/bright smile (vocative feminine)', 'anapatyaḥ': 'without offspring

• childless', 'śubhān lokān': 'auspicious worlds (heavenly realms attained by merit)', 'na prāpsyāmi iti': '‘I will not attain’—thus (thinking)', 'cintayan': 'thinking

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuntibhoja-kumārī (Pṛthā/Kuntī, implied by address śucismite and the Hindi gloss)
• Auspicious worlds (śubhāḥ lokāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects the traditional dharmic view that progeny is tied to continuity of family duties and posthumous merit; childlessness is feared as a barrier to attaining ‘auspicious worlds,’ prompting ethical concern and deliberate action within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A male speaker addresses the ‘pure-smiling’ Kuntibhoja princess (Kuntī/Pṛthā), stating that after understanding the situation he foresees he will not reach auspicious realms because he has no offspring, and he remains preoccupied with this worry.