Shloka 44
धृष्टद्युम्नेन समागतक्षत्रियगणगणना
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Enumeration of Assembled Kṣatriyas
ऋतावथ महर्षि: स सम्बभूव तया सह । देव्या दिव्येन विधिना वसिष्ठ: श्रेष्ठभागृषि:,तत्पश्चात् भगवद्धक्त महर्षि वसिष्ठने ऋतुकालमें शास्त्रकी अलौकिक विधिके अनुसार महारानीके साथ नियोग किया
ṛtāv atha maharṣiḥ sa sambabhūva tayā saha | devyā divyena vidhinā vasiṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhabhāgṛṣiḥ ||
ต่อมาในกาลอันควร มหาฤๅษีวสิษฐะผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ฤๅษี ได้ร่วมกับพระมเหสีตามบัญญัติอันเป็นทิพย์และพิธีกรรมตามพระคัมภีร์ (นิโยคะ)
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses that intimate acts tied to succession are to be governed by dharma—performed at the proper time (ṛtu) and according to an authorized rule (vidhi), prioritizing duty and social order over personal impulse.
A Gandharva reports that the sage Vasiṣṭha, following a divine/extraordinary prescribed procedure, is united with the queen at the appropriate season—presented as a sanctioned act connected with dynastic continuity.