Shloka 22
कुरुवंशप्रश्नः—दुःषन्तस्य राजधर्मवर्णनम्
Kuru Lineage Inquiry and the Portrait of King Duḥṣanta’s Rule
महिषीयुवराजाभ्यां श्रोतव्यं बहुशस्तथा । वीरं जनयते पुत्र कन्यां वा राज्यभागिनीम्,युवराज तथा रानीको बारम्बार इसका श्रवण करते रहना चाहिये, इससे वह वीर पुत्र अथवा राज्यसिंहासनपर बैठनेवाली कन्याको जन्म देती है
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
mahiṣī-yuvarājābhyāṃ śrotavyaṃ bahuśas tathā |
vīraṃ janayate putraṃ kanyāṃ vā rājya-bhāginīm ||
महाराणी आणि युवराज—दोघांनीही याचे वारंवार श्रवण करावे. यामुळे स्त्री वीर पुत्र किंवा राज्यभागिनी—सिंहासनास योग्य कन्या—प्रसवते.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Repeated, respectful listening to an elevating narrative or instruction is presented as a formative royal discipline: it refines character and is believed to support the birth (and, by implication, the upbringing) of offspring suited for dharmic leadership—either a heroic son or a daughter fit to share sovereignty.
Vaiśampāyana states a prescriptive remark aimed at the royal household: the chief queen and the crown prince are urged to hear a certain account repeatedly, with the promised result that the queen will bear a worthy heir—male or female—capable of upholding the kingdom.