Shloka 8
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
दक्षस्य दुहिता या तु सुरभीत्यभिशब्दिता | गां प्रजाता तु सा देवी कश्यपाद् भरतर्षभ,महाराज! दक्ष प्रजापतिकी पुत्रीने, जो देवी सुरभि नामसे विख्यात है, कश्यपजीके सहवाससे एक गौको जन्म दिया
dakṣasya duhitā yā tu surabhīty abhiśabditā | gāṁ prajātā tu sā devī kaśyapād bharatarṣabha ||
ਹੇ ਭਰਤ-ਰਿਸ਼ਭ! ਦਕਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਜਾਪਤੀ ਦੀ ਧੀ, ਜੋ ‘ਸੁਰਭੀ’ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਦੇਵੀ ਨੇ ਕਸ਼੍ਯਪ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਯੋਗ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਨਮ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic order through lineage: creation and continuity occur through recognized genealogies, portraying the world as sustained by lawful, interconnected origins rather than randomness.
Vaiśampāyana identifies Surabhī as Dakṣa’s daughter and states that she bore a cow through Kaśyapa, contributing to the broader genealogical account of beings in the Ādi Parva.