Shloka 28
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
अपत्यं नाम लोकेषु प्रतिष्ठा धर्मसंहिता । इति कुन्ति विदुर्धीरा: शाश्व॒तं धर्मवादिन:
apatyaṃ nāma lokeṣu pratiṣṭhā dharmasaṃhitā | iti kunti vidur dhīrāḥ śāśvataṃ dharmavādinaḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「諸世界において、子はまことに人の立ちゆきと名望の永き礎—ダルマに根ざす確立である。ゆえにクンティーよ、常にダルマを説く堅固なる賢者たちは、昔よりこう理解してきた。子なき者は、この世で祭祀を行い、施しをなし、苦行と戒めをよく守ったとしても、その行いは完全に清めをもたらすとは宣せられぬ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that progeny is viewed as a dharma-grounded foundation of one’s enduring standing in society and tradition; without offspring, even well-performed religious acts are considered incomplete in their sanctifying effect, because continuity of lineage and dharmic responsibility is central to the householder ideal.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Kuntī and articulates a traditional dharmic valuation of having children, framing it as a perennial view held by wise teachers of dharma—setting an ethical and social rationale relevant to Kuntī’s situation and the broader dynastic concerns of the epic.