Mahabharata 1.111.18 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 111, Shloka 18
पाण्डोः तपः-प्रसङ्गः, ऋण-धर्मः, अपत्य-प्राप्ति-चिन्ता
Pāṇḍu’s Asceticism, the Doctrine of Debts, and Deliberations on Progeny
प्रकाशकर्ता तपन: सम्बभूव तया सह । तत्र वीर: समभवत् सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वर: । आमुक्तकवच: श्रीमान् देवगर्भ: श्रियान्वित:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | prakāśakartā tapanaḥ sambabhūva tayā saha | tatra vīraḥ samabhavat sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | āmuktakavacaḥ śrīmān devagarbhaḥ śriyānvitaḥ |
వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— ప్రకాశతాపకర్త తపనుడు (సూర్యుడు) ఆమెతో సమాగమమయ్యెను. ఆ సంయోగమున తక్షణమే ఒక వీరుడు జన్మించెను—సర్వ శస్త్రధారులలో శ్రేష్ఠుడు. అతడు జన్మతోనే కవచధారి, శ్రీమంతుడు, తేజస్సుతో దేవగర్భజాత శిశువువలె శోభించెను.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The passage highlights how divine power can confer extraordinary gifts while still placing humans within complex moral and social realities. Even when an act is said to be protected from blame, its consequences—secrecy, identity, and future obligations—remain ethically significant, urging reflection on responsibility alongside destiny.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Sun-god unites with Kuntī, and immediately a heroic son is born. The child is described as supreme among warriors, born already wearing armor, radiant and auspicious—an unmistakable marker of his divine origin and exceptional future.
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