Shloka 16
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 115 — Mādri’s request; invocation of the Aśvins; birth and naming of the Pāṇḍavas
दुःखेन परमेणेदमुदरं घातितं मया । शतं च किल पुत्राणां वितीर्ण मे त्वया पुरा
duḥkhena parameṇedam udaraṃ ghātitaṃ mayā | śataṃ ca kila putrāṇāṃ vitīrṇaṃ me tvayā purā
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “ด้วยความโศกอันยิ่งยวด ข้าได้กระหน่ำลงที่ดวงใจภายในตนเองนี้; และแท้จริงแล้ว กาลก่อนท่านได้ประทานบุตรชายแก่ข้าถึงหนึ่งร้อยคน”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how even a long-desired boon—here, the gift of a hundred sons—can become a source of profound inner suffering, suggesting an ethical caution: desires and blessings must be weighed against their future consequences and the responsibilities they bring.
The speaker expresses overwhelming grief, describing an inner wound, while recalling that the listener had earlier granted the boon of a hundred sons—setting a contrast between past fulfillment and present anguish.