Shloka 6
Adhyāya 60: Devagaṇa–Ṛṣi–Prajāpatīnāṃ Sambhavaḥ
Origins of Divine Classes, Sages, and Progenitors
यः पाए-डुं धृतराष्ट्रं च विदुरं चाप्पजीजनत् । शान्तनो: संततिं तन्वन् पुण्यकीर्तिमहायशा:,उनकी कीर्ति पुण्यमयी है और वे महान् यशस्वी हैं। उन्होंने ही शान्तनुकी संतान- परम्पराका विस्तार करनेके लिये पाण्डु, धृतराष्ट्र तथा विदुरको जन्म दिया था
yaḥ pāṇḍuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca viduraṃ cāpy ajījanat | śāntanoḥ santatiṃ tanvan puṇyakīrtir mahāyaśāḥ ||
เศานกะกล่าวว่า “ผู้ซึ่งมีเกียรติคุณอันเป็นบุญและยศอันยิ่งใหญ่—ผู้นั้นเองได้ให้กำเนิดปาณฑุ ธฤตราษฏระ และวิทุระ เพื่อสืบขยายสายวงศ์ของศานตนุ”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic importance of preserving and extending a royal lineage: a ‘puṇyakīrti’ figure is praised for ensuring continuity of Śāntanu’s dynasty by bringing forth heirs, linking personal merit (puṇya) with responsibility toward family and kingdom.
Śaunaka identifies and praises the person responsible for the births of Pāṇḍu, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Vidura—an act undertaken to continue Śāntanu’s line—thereby setting up the genealogical background for the Kuru succession and the later conflict.