Shloka 4
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
स तु कालेन महता प्राप्य निष्कल्मषं तप: । ब्रह्मर्षिसदृश: पाण्डुबभूव भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ जनमेजय! राजा पाण्डु दीर्घकालतक पापरहित तपस्याका अनुष्ठान करके ब्रह्मर्षियोंके समान प्रभावशाली हो गये थे
sa tu kālena mahatā prāpya niṣkalmaṣaṁ tapaḥ | brahmarṣi-sadṛśaḥ pāṇḍur babhūva bharatarṣabha bharataśreṣṭha janamejaya |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Setelah masa yang panjang berlalu, Raja Pāṇḍu, setelah mencapai tapa yang suci tanpa noda dosa, menjadi berwibawa dan bercahaya seperti para brahmarṣi. Wahai yang terbaik dalam keturunan Bharata, wahai Janamejaya, melalui tapas yang berterusan dan tanpa cela, baginda terangkat melampaui sekadar kuasa duniawi.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained tapas that is niṣkalmaṣa (untainted by wrongdoing) purifies and elevates a person’s stature; ethical discipline, not mere power, is presented as the basis of true greatness—even for a king.
Vaiśampāyana tells King Janamejaya that Pāṇḍu, after a long period of blameless austerity, attained a brahmarṣi-like radiance and influence, emphasizing his spiritual and moral transformation.