Shloka 49
नातिकेशीं महाप्रज्ञामुपयेमे महाव्रताम् । अन्निहोत्रे च सत्रे च दमे च सततं रताम्,उनकी उस समय कही हुई इस बातको मैं अपने मनमें सदा याद रखता था। कुछ दिनोंके बाद पितरोंकी प्रेरणासे मैंने पुत्र-प्राप्तिके लोभसे परम बुद्धिमती, महान् व्रतका पालन करनेवाली, अन्निहोत्र, सत्र तथा शम-दमके पालनमें मेरे साथ सदा संलग्न रहनेवाली शरद्वानकी पुत्री यशस्विनी कृपीसे, जिसके केश बहुत बड़े नहीं थे, विवाह किया
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: nātikeśīṃ mahāprajñām upayeme mahāvratām | agnihotre ca satre ca dame ca satataṃ ratām ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Depois de algum tempo, instigado pelos Pitṛs e desejando um filho, casei-me com Kṛpī—filha de Śaradvat—de cabelos não longos, de inteligência suprema e firme em grandes votos, sempre devotada às observâncias do Agnihotra, às sessões sacrificiais (satra) e às disciplinas de śama-dama, o domínio da mente e dos sentidos.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of marriage: a spouse is praised for wisdom, vow-steadfastness, ritual responsibility (agnihotra, satra), and disciplined self-restraint (dama). It also reflects the epic’s emphasis on continuity of lineage and the moral weight of ancestral prompting.
The speaker (in this context, within Vaiśampāyana’s narration) states that, motivated by the Pitṛs and wishing for a son, he marries Kṛpī, identified as Śaradvat’s daughter, and describes her virtues—wisdom, great vows, and constant engagement in ritual and self-control.