Shloka 16
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
उपपन्नां गुणै: सर्वे: शीलेनानुत्तमेन च । एवंगुणसमायुक्तां वसवे वसुनन्दिनी
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
upapannāṃ guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ śīlenānuttamena ca |
evaṃguṇasamāyuktāṃ vasave vasunandinīm ||
எல்லா நற்குணங்களாலும் நிறைந்தவளாகவும், ஒப்பற்ற நற்குணநடத்தையுடையவளாகவும் இருந்த அந்த நந்தினியை, வசுக்களின் மகிழ்ச்சிக்காக, அந்த தேவி வசுவுக்கு காட்டினாள்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds śīla (character) as the highest excellence: even when something is attractive or beneficial, its true value is framed through virtue and right conduct. In the larger episode, this becomes a moral contrast—coveting what belongs to a sage leads to wrongdoing and its consequences.
Vaiśampāyana describes a supremely virtuous, excellent cow being shown to a Vasu (Dyau) by the goddess. In the surrounding story, this sight becomes the trigger for desire and a plan to obtain the cow associated with Vasiṣṭha, setting up the later conflict and curse.