Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 17
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
बाणज्येष्ठं पुत्रशतमशनायां ततोऽभवत् । तस्यानुभावं सुश्लोक्यं पश्चादेवाभिधास्यते ॥ १७ ॥
bāṇa-jyeṣṭhaṁ putra-śatam aśanāyāṁ tato ’bhavat tasyānubhāvaṁ suślokyaṁ paścād evābhidhāsyate
បន្ទាប់មក បលិ មហារាជ បានបង្កើតកូនប្រុសមួយរយនាក់ក្នុងគភ៌របស់ អសនា។ ក្នុងចំណោមកូនប្រុសមួយរយនោះ ព្រះបាទ បាណៈ ជាច្បង។ ព្រះកិច្ចដ៏គួរសរសើររបស់ បលិ មហារាជ នឹងត្រូវពណ៌នាក្រោយមក (ក្នុងស្កន្ធទី៨)។
FAQs
This verse identifies Bāṇa as the eldest among one hundred sons born from Aśanā (the personified Hunger), and notes that his lineage’s exploits are described later.
It states that Aśanā is the progenitor of a hundred sons, indicating a personified principle through whom a particular line of beings is generated.
The verse reminds readers that actions and qualities (even personified forces like “hunger”) produce outcomes and lineages—encouraging mindful regulation of drives and cultivating sattvic tendencies for better results.