Shloka 3
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
ईशा वै सर्वलोकस्य वसवस्ते च वै कथम् | मानुषेषूदपद्यन्त तन््ममाचक्ष्व जाहल्नवि,जाह्नवि! वसु तो समस्त लोकोंके अधीश्वर हैं, वे कैसे मनुष्यलोकमें उत्पन्न हुए? यह सब बात मुझे बताओ
Īśā vai sarvalokasya vasavas te ca vai katham | mānuṣeṣūd apadyanta tan mamācakṣva jāhnavī, jāhnavī ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Para Vasu sesungguhnya adalah penguasa segala alam. Maka bagaimana mereka boleh lahir dalam kalangan manusia? Ceritakan kepadaku dengan lengkap, wahai Jāhnavī—keturunan Jahnu (Gaṅgā).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even exalted beings may enter human birth due to the workings of cosmic law—often through a curse, a vow, or a destined purpose—showing that status does not exempt one from consequence and narrative necessity.
The narrator raises a key question: since the Vasus are world-rulers among the gods, by what cause did they take birth in the human realm? He asks Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) to explain the circumstances leading to their human incarnation.