Shloka 22
कुन्त्युवाच परम॑ भगवतन्नेवं संगमिष्ये त्वया सह । यदि पुत्रो भवेदेवं यथा वदसि गोपते,कुन्ती बोली--भगवन्! गोपते! जैसा आप कहते हैं, वैसा ही पुत्र यदि मुझे प्राप्त हो तो मैं आपके साथ उत्तम रीतिसे समागम करूँगी
kunty uvāca paramaṁ bhagavan tan naivaṁ saṅgamiṣye tvayā saha | yadi putro bhaved evaṁ yathā vadasi gopate ||
Kuntī thưa: “Ôi Đấng Tối Thượng, ôi bậc chủ tể của các căn! Nếu một người con được ban cho thiếp đúng như lời Ngài nói, thì thiếp sẽ thuận lòng kết hợp cùng Ngài theo nghi lễ thích đáng.”
सूर्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds conditional consent and ethical caution: Kuntī does not yield impulsively, but sets a clear condition—only if the promised outcome (a worthy son) is assured will she agree. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s concern with dharma as careful, consequence-aware choice.
In Kuntī’s exchange with Sūrya, she responds to his assurances by stating that she will agree to union only if she receives a son exactly as he promises—thus negotiating the terms and consequences of the divine encounter.