Mahabharata 1.111.7 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 111, Shloka 7
पाण्डोः तपः-प्रसङ्गः, ऋण-धर्मः, अपत्य-प्राप्ति-चिन्ता
Pāṇḍu’s Asceticism, the Doctrine of Debts, and Deliberations on Progeny
य॑ य॑ देवं त्वमेतेन मन्त्रेणावाहयिष्यसि । तस्य तस्य प्रसादेन पुत्रस्तव भविष्यति,'शुभे! तुम इस मन्त्रद्वारा जिस-जिस देवताका आवाहन करोगी, उसी-उसीके अनुग्रहसे तुम्हें पुत्र प्राप्त होगा"
yaṁ yaṁ devaṁ tvam etena mantreṇāvāhayīṣyasi | tasya tasya prasādena putras tava bhaviṣyati, śubhe |
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அருள்மிகு பெண்ணே! இந்த மந்திரத்தால் நீ எந்த எந்த தெய்வத்தை அழைப்பாயோ, அந்த அந்த தெய்வத்தின் அருளால் உனக்கு ஒரு மகன் பிறப்பான்.
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The verse emphasizes the efficacy of mantra-guided devotion: the specific deity invoked becomes the specific source of grace, and the result (a son) is framed as arising through divine favor rather than mere human effort.
In the Adi Parva account surrounding Kuntī’s boon, the narrator explains that by using a particular mantra she can invoke any chosen deity, and that deity’s blessing will grant her a son—setting up the divine paternity of her future children.
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