Shloka 35
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
पूर्वपूर्वतमाभावं मत्वा लिप्सेत वै सुतम् । उत्तमादवरा: पुंस: काडुशक्षन्ते पुत्रमापदि,“इनमेंसे पूर्व-पूर्वके अभावमें ही दूसरे-दूसरे पुत्रकी अभिलाषा करे। आपत्तिकालमें नीची जातिके पुरुष श्रेष्ठ पुरुषसे भी पुत्रोत्पत्तिकी इच्छा कर सकते हैं
pūrvapūrvātamābhāvaṁ matvā lipseta vai sutam | uttamād avarāḥ puṁsaḥ kāṅkṣante putram āpadi ||
यांतील पूर्वी सांगितलेल्या पुत्राचा अभाव लक्षात घेऊनच पुढील पुत्राची इच्छा करावी. आपत्तीकाळी नीच स्थितीचा पुरुषही श्रेष्ठ पुरुषाकडून पुत्रोत्पत्तीची इच्छा करू शकतो।
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.