Shloka 34
Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्
मरीचे: कश्यप: पुत्र: कश्यपस्य सुरासुरा: । जज्षिरे नृपशार्दूल लोकानां प्रभवस्तु सः,मरीचिके पुत्र कश्यप और कश्यपके सम्पूर्ण देवता तथा असुर उत्पन्न हुए। नृपश्रेष्ठ) इस प्रकार कश्यप सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके आदि कारण हैं
Marīceḥ Kaśyapaḥ putraḥ; Kaśyapasya surāsurāḥ | jajñire nṛpaśārdūla lokānāṃ prabhavas tu saḥ ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Kaśyapa era filho de Marīci. De Kaśyapa nasceram os deuses e os asuras. Ó tigre entre os reis, assim Kaśyapa é tido como uma fonte primordial da origem dos mundos.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes a cosmological-genealogical vision: diverse cosmic communities (devas and asuras) arise from a single progenitor, Kaśyapa, highlighting interconnected origins and the Mahābhārata’s tendency to ground moral and historical conflicts in shared ancestry.
Vaiśampāyana continues a lineage account for King Janamejaya, stating that Kaśyapa—son of Marīci—is the progenitor from whom both gods and asuras are born, and thus he is described as a foundational source for the worlds.