Mahabharata 1.45.32 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 45, Shloka 32
परिक्षिद्वृत्तान्तप्रश्नः
Inquiry into Parīkṣit’s Conduct and the Beginnings of His Downfall
यथा दृष्टमिदं चात्र त्वयाख्येयमशेषत: । यथा दारानू् प्रकुर्यात् स पुत्रानुत्पादयेद् यथा
takṣaka uvāca | yathā dṛṣṭam idaṃ cātra tvayākhyeyam aśeṣataḥ | yathā dārān prakuryāt sa putrān utpādayed yathā |
“ഇവിടെ നീ കണ്ടതെല്ലാം അവനോടു പൂർണ്ണമായി അറിയിക്കണം. അവൻ ഭാര്യയെ സ്വീകരിച്ച് അവളിലൂടെ പുത്രന്മാരെ ജനിപ്പിക്കുമാറു നീ അവനോടു അങ്ങനെ സംസാരിക്കണം.”
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes a dharmic priority: for preserving and redeeming one’s lineage, begetting offspring through marriage can be indispensable, even for an ascetic. Spiritual disciplines are praised, yet the narrative frames progeny as a unique means of sustaining family continuity and fulfilling obligations to kin/ancestors.
Takṣaka urges the interlocutor (who has witnessed the plight of Jaratkāru’s kin) to report everything fully to the sage Jaratkāru and to persuade him to accept marriage and produce children, so that his endangered relatives may be saved from their downfall.
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