Shloka 83
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
इति सत्यवती हृष्टा लब्ध्वा वरमनुत्तमम्
iti satyavatī hṛṣṭā labdhvā varam anuttamam | tathā paramarṣiparāśarasya saṃyogaṃ prāpya tatkṣaṇād eva śiśuṃ janayām āsa | yamunāyā dvīpe parāśaranandano vyāsaḥ prādurabhavat mahābalaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。かくしてサティヤヴァティーは無上の恩寵を得て歓喜し、大聖仙パラーシャラと契り、ただちに一子を産んだ。ヤムナー河の中洲の島に、パラーシャラの子にして剛力のヴィヤーサが顕現した。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes how boons and ascetic power shape outcomes in the epic: extraordinary births and pivotal figures arise through rishi-tejas and destined arrangements, underscoring responsibility and the far-reaching consequences of granted favors.
Satyavatī, pleased after receiving an unsurpassed boon, unites with the sage Parāśara and immediately gives birth on a Yamunā river-island to the powerful child Vyāsa, who will become a central sage in the Mahābhārata’s unfolding lineage and events.