Shloka 5
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
अमावास्यां तु सहिता ऋषय: संशितव्रता: । ब्रह्माणं द्रष्टकामास्ते सम्प्रतस्थुर्महर्षय:
amāvāsyāṃ tu sahitā ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ | brahmāṇaṃ draṣṭukāmās te sampratasthur maharṣayaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Vào ngày sóc (amāvāsyā), nhiều bậc hiền triết—những người giữ giới nguyện nghiêm mật—tụ hội lại. Mong được yết kiến Brahmā, các đại tiên ấy lên đường đến Brahmaloka.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that disciplined vows and self-restraint (vrata, tapas) are integral to spiritual pursuit: the sages approach the divine not through force or entitlement, but through purity of conduct, sacred timing, and a collective, purposeful quest for higher guidance.
On the occasion of Amāvāsyā, a group of strict-vowed sages gather and depart for Brahmaloka, seeking an audience with Brahmā—setting up a transition to divine consultation or revelation within the unfolding Adi Parva narrative.