Shloka 21
कुरुवंशप्रश्नः—दुःषन्तस्य राजधर्मवर्णनम्
Kuru Lineage Inquiry and the Portrait of King Duḥṣanta’s Rule
महीं विजयते राजा शत्रूंश्षापि पराजयेत् । इदं पुंसवन श्रेष्ठमिदं स्वस्त्ययनं महत्,इसका श्रवण करनेवाला राजा भूमिपर विजय पाता और सब शत्रुओंको परास्त कर देता है। यह पुत्रकी प्राप्ति करानेवाला और महान् मंगलकारी श्रेष्ठ साधन है
mahīṁ vijayate rājā śatrūṁś cāpi parājayet | idaṁ puṁsavanaṁ śreṣṭham idaṁ svastyayanaṁ mahat ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Sa pagdinig nito, ang isang hari ay nagkakamit ng tagumpay sa buong lupain at napapabagsak din ang mga kaaway. Ito ang pinakadakilang puṃsavana na ritwal para sa pagkakaloob ng anak na lalaki, at isang dakilang, mapalad na paraan tungo sa kagalingan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises a sacred recitation/rite as doubly beneficial: it grants worldly success (victory over land and enemies) and supports dharmic continuity through progeny, presenting auspicious speech and ritual as sources of protection and welfare for a ruler.
Vaiśampāyana, in the course of his narration, commends a particular auspicious formula/rite, stating that a king who hears it gains sovereignty and triumph, and that it functions as an excellent puṁsavana (son-bestowing) and a great svastyayana (benediction for well-being).