Shloka 8
Purañjana Captivated by Lust; Time (Caṇḍavega) and Old Age (Kālakanyā) Begin the Siege
स पञ्चालपति: पुत्रान् पितृवंशविवर्धनान् । दारै: संयोजयामास दुहितृ: सदृशैर्वरै: ॥ ८ ॥
sa pañcāla-patiḥ putrān pitṛ-vaṁśa-vivardhanān dāraiḥ saṁyojayām āsa duhitṝḥ sadṛśair varaiḥ
स पञ्चालपतिः पितृवंशविवर्धनाय पुत्रान् योग्यैर्दारैः संयोजयामास, दुहितॄश्च सदृशैर्वरैः।
According to the Vedic system, everyone should marry. One has to accept a wife because a wife will produce children, and the children in their turn will offer foodstuffs and funeral ceremonies so that the forefathers, wherever they may live, will be made happy. The offering of oblations in the name of Lord Viṣṇu is called piṇḍodaka, and it is necessary that the descendants of a family offer piṇḍa to the forefathers.
FAQs
This verse describes a righteous king arranging marriages appropriately—sons with suitable wives and daughters with worthy, compatible bridegrooms—showing marriage as a dharmic social duty.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these events to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
It highlights responsible family leadership—seeking compatibility, character, and stability in marriage decisions, and seeing family duties as part of a principled, dharmic life.