Mahabharata 1.111.10 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 111, Shloka 10
पाण्डोः तपः-प्रसङ्गः, ऋण-धर्मः, अपत्य-प्राप्ति-चिन्ता
Pāṇḍu’s Asceticism, the Doctrine of Debts, and Deliberations on Progeny
तां समासाद्य देवस्तु विवस्वानिदमब्रवीत् | अयमस्म्यसितापाड़ि ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते
tāṃ samāsādya devastu vivasvān idam abravīt | ayam asmy asitāpāṇḍi brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te ||
तेव्हा देव विवस्वान तिच्याजवळ येऊन म्हणाले—“हे श्यामनेत्री पाण्डी! मी येथे आलो आहे. सांग, तुझा कोणता प्रिय कार्य मी करूं?”
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The verse highlights the moral tension created when divine power offers to fulfill personal desire: a boon may appear benevolent, yet it can set in motion consequences that test dharma, reputation, and responsibility.
Vivasvān, the Sun-god, approaches Kuntī and announces his presence, inviting her to state what she wants him to do for her—setting up the pivotal boon-related episode in Kuntī’s story.
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