Shloka 11
Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)
सुषुवे चापि समये पुत्र सा सरितां वरा । जगाम पुत्रमादाय तमृषिं प्रति च प्रभो,प्रभो! समय आनेपर सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ सरस्वतीने एक पुत्रको जन्म दिया और उसे लेकर वह ऋषिके पास गयी
suṣuve cāpi samaye putraṃ sā saritāṃ varā | jagāma putram ādāya tam ṛṣiṃ prati ca prabho ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Pada waktu yang telah ditetapkan, Sarasvatī—yang utama antara segala sungai—melahirkan seorang putera. Mendukung anak itu di pangkuannya, ia pergi menemui resi tersebut, wahai tuanku, untuk menyerahkannya menurut persetujuan yang telah dimeterai sebelumnya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as reliability: when a time or agreement has been set, one should fulfill it without deviation. The river-goddess Sarasvatī acts in accordance with the appointed time and proceeds to the sage, modeling integrity and orderly conduct.
At the destined time Sarasvatī gives birth to a son. She then takes the newborn and goes to a certain sage, indicating the continuation of a prior arrangement or purpose connected with the child.