Mahabharata 1.111.3 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 111, Shloka 3
पाण्डोः तपः-प्रसङ्गः, ऋण-धर्मः, अपत्य-प्राप्ति-चिन्ता
Pāṇḍu’s Asceticism, the Doctrine of Debts, and Deliberations on Progeny
अग्रजामथ तां कन््यां शूरो<नुग्रहकाड्क्षिणे | प्रददौ कुन्तिभोजाय सखा सख्ये महात्मने,उन्हें पहले कन्या ही उत्पन्न हुई। अतः कृपाकांक्षी महात्मा सखा राजा कुन्तिभोजको उनके मित्र शूरसेनने वह कन्या दे दी
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
Agrajām atha tāṁ kanyāṁ Śūro 'nugrahakāṅkṣiṇe |
Pradadau Kuntibhojāya sakhā sakhye mahātmane ||
வைசம்பாயனன் கூறினான்—அவனுடைய முதல் பிள்ளை பெண்ணாகப் பிறந்தாள். அப்போது அருள்செய்ய விரும்பி, நட்பின் தர்மத்தைப் பேணி, சூரசேனன் தன் உயர்ந்த நண்பன் குந்திபோஜனுக்கு அந்தக் கன்னியை அளித்தான்.
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The verse highlights dharma expressed through loyalty and generosity in friendship: a king may strengthen social bonds and repay goodwill through sanctioned acts of giving, presenting patronage and alliance as ethical duties within royal society.
Śūra’s first child is a daughter. Wanting to show favor, he gives her to his friend Kuntibhoja—setting up Kuntī/Pr̥thā’s upbringing in Kunti-land and her later role in the Kuru lineage.
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