Shloka 81
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
ततश्न कृतवर्माणं विद्धि राजज्जनाधिपम् । तमप्रतिमकर्माणि क्षत्रियर्षभसत्तमम्,महाराज! अनुपम कर्म करनेवाले, क्षत्रियोंमें श्रेष्ठ राजा कृतवर्माको भी तुम मरुदगणोंसे ही उत्पन्न मानो
tataś ca kṛtavarmāṇaṃ viddhi rājan janādhipam | tam apratimakarmāṇaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhasattamam mahārāja anupamakarma-karaṇe vāle kṣatriyoṃ meṃ śreṣṭha rājā kṛtavarmā ko’pi tvaṃ marudgaṇoṃ se hī utpanna māno ||
Vaiśampāyana thưa: “Và xin nhà vua hãy biết thêm về Kṛtavarmā, bậc quân vương, chúa tể loài người—người có công nghiệp vô song, là ‘con bò mộng’ ưu tú nhất trong hàng kṣatriya. Tâu đại vương, xin hãy xem Kṛtavarmā, kẻ hành động không ai sánh kịp ấy, cũng sinh từ đoàn Marut.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates Kṛtavarmā by linking his extraordinary martial excellence to a divine source (the Maruts), reflecting the epic idea that exceptional kṣatriya prowess and responsibility are often framed through sacred or cosmic lineage.
Vaiśampāyana continues a genealogical/attributional account, instructing the king to recognize Kṛtavarmā as a peerless warrior and to regard him as born from the Marut host, thereby situating him among divinely-origin heroes.