Shloka 16
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
उपपन्नां गुणै: सर्वे: शीलेनानुत्तमेन च । एवंगुणसमायुक्तां वसवे वसुनन्दिनी
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
upapannāṃ guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ śīlenānuttamena ca |
evaṃguṇasamāyuktāṃ vasave vasunandinīm ||
ہر طرح کی خوبیوں سے آراستہ اور بے مثال شرافتِ کردار کی حامل—ایسی اوصاف سے بھرپور نندنی کو دیوی نے وَسو کے لیے، وَسوؤں کی مسرت بڑھانے کے واسطے، پیش کیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds śīla (character) as the highest excellence: even when something is attractive or beneficial, its true value is framed through virtue and right conduct. In the larger episode, this becomes a moral contrast—coveting what belongs to a sage leads to wrongdoing and its consequences.
Vaiśampāyana describes a supremely virtuous, excellent cow being shown to a Vasu (Dyau) by the goddess. In the surrounding story, this sight becomes the trigger for desire and a plan to obtain the cow associated with Vasiṣṭha, setting up the later conflict and curse.