Shloka 68
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
संतानात् तव संतान मम विप्र भविष्यति । सक्तूनिमानतिथये गृहीत्वा सम्प्रयच्छ मे
santānāt tava santāna mama vipra bhaviṣyati | saktūn imān atithaye gṛhītvā samprayaccha me |
ସେ କହିଲେ—ହେ ବିପ୍ରବର! ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସନ୍ତାନ ଦ୍ୱାରା ମୋତେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସନ୍ତାନ ଲଭିବ; ତେଣୁ ଆପଣ ମୋ ପାଇଁ ପରମ ପୂଜ୍ୟ। ମୋ ଭାଗର ଏହି ସତ୍ତୁ ନେଇ ଅତିଥି-ଦେବଙ୍କୁ ଅର୍ପଣ କରନ୍ତୁ।
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores atithi-dharma (the duty of honoring a guest) and the ethical priority of offering one’s rightful share for a sacred obligation, while also expressing reverence toward a brāhmaṇa connected with the continuity of lineage.
A son addresses a brāhmaṇa, acknowledging him as highly venerable because the son expects to gain progeny through the brāhmaṇa’s lineage/connection, and he instructs him to take the son’s portion of saktu and offer it to an arriving guest.