Shloka 35
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
पूर्वपूर्वतमाभावं मत्वा लिप्सेत वै सुतम् । उत्तमादवरा: पुंस: काडुशक्षन्ते पुत्रमापदि
pūrvapūrvātamābhāvaṁ matvā lipseta vai sutam | uttamād avarāḥ puṁsaḥ kāṅkṣante putram āpadi ||
«ເມື່ອບໍ່ມີລູກຊາຍປະເພດກ່ອນໆ ຈຶ່ງຄວນປາຖະໜາຫາລູກຊາຍປະເພດຕໍ່ໄປ. ໃນຍາມທຸກຍາກຄັບຂັນ ຊາຍຜູ້ມີຖານະຕ່ຳອາດຈະສະແຫວງຫາການໃຫ້ກຳເນີດລູກຜ່ານຊາຍຜູ້ມີຖານະສູງກວ່າໄດ້—ເປັນຂໍ້ຜ່ອນຜັນໃນຍາມຈຳເປັນ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຂະບວນປົກກະຕິ.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames procreation and lineage-continuity as a dharmic concern, while also indicating that in āpaddharma (emergency conditions) social restrictions may be relaxed; such exceptions are presented as situational allowances, not general ideals.
Vaiśaṃpāyana states a rule-like observation about seeking a son when earlier sons are absent, and notes that in times of crisis even lower-status men may seek offspring through a higher-status man—reflecting a discussion of exceptional norms under distress.