Shloka 85
Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः
ततस्त्वजीजनत् कृष्णा नक्षत्रे वल्निदेवते सहदेवात् सुतं तस्माच्छुतसेनेति यं विदु:,तदनन्तर कृष्णाने सहदेवसे अग्निदेवतासम्बन्धी कृत्तिका नक्षत्रमें एक पुत्र उत्पन्न किया, इसलिये उसका नाम श्रुतसेन रखा गया (श्रुतसेन अग्निका ही नामान्तर है)
tatas tv ajījanat kṛṣṇā nakṣatre vahnidaivate sahadevāt sutaṃ tasmāc chrutaseneti yaṃ viduḥ
ต่อมา กฤษณา (เทราปที) ประสูติโอรสจากสหเทวะในฤกษ์กฤตติกา ซึ่งมีพระอัคนีเป็นเทวประธาน; ด้วยเหตุนั้นโอรสจึงเป็นที่รู้จักนามว่า ‘ศรุตเสนะ’
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects the traditional Indian view that birth under a particular nakṣatra carries a divine association, and that naming can honor or mirror that presiding deity—linking human lineage with cosmic and ritual order.
Vaiśaṃpāyana states that Draupadī bore Sahadeva a son during Kṛttikā, whose deity is Agni; hence the child is known as Śrutasena, a name understood to be connected with Agni.