Mahabharata 1.115.42 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 115, Shloka 42
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 115 — Mādri’s request; invocation of the Aśvins; birth and naming of the Pāṇḍavas
धृतराष्ट्रं महाराजं वैश्या पर्यचरत् किल । तस्मिन् संवत्सरे राजन् धृतराष्ट्रान्महायशा:
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahārājaṃ vaiśyā paryacarat kila | tasmin saṃvatsare rājan dhṛtarāṣṭrān mahāyaśāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Diceritakan bahawa seorang wanita daripada golongan Vaiśya telah melayani Raja Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Wahai Raja, pada tahun yang sama, daripada Dhṛtarāṣṭra lahirlah seorang putera yang masyhur melalui wanita Vaiśya itu—Yuyutsu—lalu menambah lagi zuriat Dhṛtarāṣṭra di samping anak-anak yang dilahirkan oleh Gāndhārī. Petikan ini menegaskan betapa salasilah dan kewajipan menjadi rumit apabila keinginan raja bersilang dengan tertib rumah tangga; namun kisah tetap mencatat kelahiran itu dengan terus terang sebagai sebahagian daripada takdir wangsa Kuru yang sedang terungkap.
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The verse highlights the complexity of dharma in royal households: personal conduct and social norms (varṇa, marriage, service) intersect with dynastic concerns, producing consequences that become part of the larger moral and political story of the Kurus.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a Vaiśya woman was in attendance on King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and in that year a famed son was born from Dhṛtarāṣṭra through her (identified in the surrounding passage as Yuyutsu), alongside the births connected with Gāndhārī.
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