Shloka 36
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
स विश्व इति विख्यातो बभूव पृथिवीपति: । सुपर्ण इति विख्यातस्तस्मादवरजस्तु य:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
sa viśva iti vikhyāto babhūva pṛthivīpatiḥ |
suparṇa iti vikhyātas tasmād avarajas tu yaḥ ||
ผู้นั้นได้เป็นเจ้าแห่งแผ่นดิน มีนามเลื่องลือว่า ‘วิศวะ’ และน้องชายของเขา ผู้เป็นที่รู้จักว่า ‘สุปรรณะ’ ก็ได้บังเกิด ณ ที่นี้เป็นกษัตริย์เช่นกัน
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse itself is genealogical, but within the chapter’s larger list it underscores a moral caution: worldly kingship and fame can arise from powerful origins, yet the ethical quality of rule depends on conduct (dharma), not merely on birth, might, or renown.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalog of births and identities: a figure known as Viśva becomes a king, and a younger brother known as Suparṇa is mentioned—part of a broader enumeration linking non-human powers (daityas/asuras in the surrounding passage) to earthly rulers.