Shloka 29
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
इष्टं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं नियमश्न स्वनुछ्ित: । सर्वमेवानपत्यस्य न पावनमिहोच्यते
iṣṭaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ niyamaś ca svanuṣṭhitaḥ | sarvam evānapatyasya na pāvanam ihocyate ||
اگر بے اولاد آدمی نے یَجْن کیے ہوں، دان دیے ہوں، تپسیا کی ہو اور ضابطوں کی اچھی طرح پابندی کی ہو—تب بھی اس دنیا میں وہ سب اعمال اس کے لیے پاکیزگی بخش کہے نہیں جاتے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts that, within the epic’s dharma framework, sacrifices, charity, austerity, and observances are not regarded as fully purifying for a person who has no offspring—highlighting progeny as a key pillar of social-religious legitimacy and continuity.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating the Mahābhārata, states a general dharma-principle about the perceived religious and social incompleteness of a childless life, setting ethical context for concerns about lineage and succession in the surrounding story.