Mahabharata 1.95.5 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 95, Shloka 5
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
प्रवीरेश्चररौद्राश्चास्त्रय: पुत्रा महारथा: । पूरो: पौष्ट्यामजायन्त प्रवीरो वंशकृत् ततः
pravīreś cararau drāś cāstrayaḥ putrā mahārathāḥ | pūroḥ pauṣṭyām ajāyanta pravīro vaṁśakṛt tataḥ ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า จากปูรุ โดยนางเปาษฏีผู้เป็นชายา ได้มีโอรสสามองค์—ประวีระ อีศวระ และเราเทราศวะ—ล้วนเป็นมหารถี. ในหมู่พวกเขา ประวีระเป็นผู้สืบต่อสายวงศ์ให้ดำรงต่อไป.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse underscores the importance of dynastic continuity in the royal (kṣatriya) context: producing heirs and maintaining the lineage is treated as a key social and political responsibility, with special notice given to the son who carries the line forward (vaṁśakṛt).
Vaiśampāyana continues the genealogical account: Pūru and his wife Pauṣṭī have three sons—Pravīra, Īśvara, and Raudrāśva—described as mahārathas, and Pravīra is identified as the one through whom the lineage proceeds.
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