Shloka 17
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 |
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ ຜູ້ເພີ່ມພູນຄວາມຊື່ນບານໃຫ້ວົງສາປູຣຸ, ໃນການກ່ອນ ນາງເທວີໄດ້ນຳງົວອັນງາມສະຫງ່າໄປສະແດງໃຫ້ຜົວຂອງນາງ ຄື ດິວ. ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ ຜູ້ມີສາຍຕາກວ້າງດັ່ງງົວຜູ້ ແລະກ້າຫານດັ່ງຈອມຊ້າງ, ເມື່ອດິວເຫັນງົວນັ້ນທັນທີ ກໍຕົກຕະລຶງຕໍ່ຄວາມດີເລີດຂອງນາງ. ເຕົ້ານົມເຕັມນ້ຳນົມ ແລະງາມ; ຫາງແລະກີບກໍດີງາມ. ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄຸນດີທຸກປະການ ແລະອຸປະນິສັຍອັນປະເສີດ, ນາງປານດັ່ງຂຸມຊັບເທວະ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.