नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
दर्शयामास राजेन्द्र पुरा पौरवनन्दन । द्यौस्तदा तां तु दृष्टवैव गां गजेन्द्रेन्द्रविक्रम
vaiśampāyana uvāca | darśayāmāsa rājendra purā pauravanandana | dyauḥ tadā tāṃ tu dṛṣṭvaiva gāṃ gajendrendra-vikrama vṛṣabhake-samāṃ viśālā-netrāṃ mahārāja |
ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ, ಪೌರವವಂಶದ ಆನಂದವರ್ಧಕನೇ! ಪೂರ್ವಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ದೇವಿಯು (ತನ್ನ ಪತಿ) ದ್ಯುವಿಗೆ ಆ ಹಸುವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿದಳು. ಗಜೇಂದ್ರನಂತೆ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮಿಯಾದ ದ್ಯು ಅದನ್ನು ಕಂಡ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಅದರ ಮಹಿಮೆಯಿಂದ ವಿಸ್ಮಿತನಾದನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse sets up an ethical tension: extraordinary benefits attached to a sacred object can provoke desire, but dharma requires restraint and respect for rightful ownership. The narrative foreshadows how coveting what belongs to a sage or another person leads to moral and karmic consequences.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that, in ancient times, a goddess showed her husband Dyau (a Vasu) a magnificent, broad-eyed cow. Dyau, impressed at first sight, observes her exceptional qualities—introducing the famed cow whose possession becomes central to the ensuing episode.