Shloka 49
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च
Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration
तस्यां पूर्व कानीनो गर्भ: पराशराद् द्वैधायनो5$भवत् । तस्यामेव शान्तनोरन्यौ द्वौ पुत्रौो बभूवतु:,सत्यवतीके गर्भसे पहले कन्यावस्थामें महर्षि पराशरसे द्वैपायन व्यास उत्पन्न हुए थे। फिर उसी सत्यवतीके राजा शान्तनुद्वारा दो पुत्र और हुए
tasyāṃ pūrvaṃ kānīno garbhaḥ parāśarād dvaidhāyano 'bhavat | tasyām eva śāntanor anyau dvau putrau babhūvatuḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: Earlier, while she was still unmarried, Satyavatī conceived a son by the sage Parāśara—Dvaidhāyana (Vyāsa). Later, from that same Satyavatī, King Śāntanu had two other sons. The passage underscores how lineage in the epic arises through complex, sometimes extraordinary unions, yet becomes the foundation for future duties and dynastic continuity.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the epic’s dynastic future rests on births that do not always fit ordinary social expectations, yet are integrated into the larger framework of dharma—preserving lineage and enabling the unfolding of responsibility, succession, and duty.
Vaiśampāyana recounts Satyavatī’s earlier conception of Vyāsa by the sage Parāśara while she was unmarried, and then notes that later Satyavatī bore two more sons to King Śāntanu.