Shloka 48
Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)
तच्च वाक्यमहं नित्यं मनसा धारयंस्तदा । सो<हं पितृनियोगेन पुत्रलोभाद् यशस्विनीम्
tac ca vākyam ahaṃ nityaṃ manasā dhārayans tadā | so 'haṃ pitṛniyogena putralobhād yaśasvinīm kṛpīm vivāham akaravam |
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Ta luôn ghi khắc những lời ấy trong tâm. Rồi sau đó, vâng theo lời thúc giục của các Pitṛ (tổ tiên) và vì khát vọng có con trai, ta cưới Kṛpī rạng danh, con gái của Śaradvat.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as obedience to legitimate ancestral injunctions and the ethical importance placed on continuing the family line; personal desire (for a son) is presented within a duty-bound framework rather than as mere indulgence.
The speaker says he continually remembered a prior statement, and later—prompted by the ancestors’ command and the wish for a son—he married Kṛpī, identified as the daughter of Śaradvat.