Shloka 6
Droṇa–Drupada Saṃvāda and Droṇa’s Reception at the Kuru Court (द्रोण-द्रुपद-संवादः; कुरुनगरप्रवेशः)
यथाहमनवलद्याजड़ि पुत्रदर्शलालस: | तथा रक्ताड्गुलितलः पद्मपत्रनिभ: शुभे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: yathāham anavalad yājaḍi putradarśalālasaḥ | tathā raktāṅgulitalaḥ padmapatranibhaḥ śubhe | sādhū puruṣa isīko prācīna dharma kahate haiṃ | rājakanye! pati apanī patnīse jo bāt kahe, vah dharmake anukūl ho yā pratikūl, use avaśya pūrṇa karanā cāhiye—aisā vedajña puruṣoṃkā kathana hai | viśeṣataḥ aisā pati, jo putrakī abhilāṣā rakhatā ho aura svayaṃ santānotpādanakī śaktise rahit ho, jo bāt kahe, vah avaśya mānanī cāhiye | nirdoṣa aṅgoṃvālī śubhalakṣaṇe! maiṃ cūँki putrakā muṃh dekhane ke liye lālāyita hūṃ, ataeva tumhārī prasannatā ke liye mastak ke samīpa yah añjali dhāraṇ karatā hūṃ, jo lāl-lāl aṅguliyoṃse yukta tathā kamaladal ke samān suśobhita hai | sundar keśoṃvālī priye! tum mere ādeś se tapasyā meṃ baṛhe-caṛhe hue kisī śreṣṭha brāhmaṇ ke sāth samāgama karke guṇavān putra utpanna karo | suśroṇi! tumhāre prayatnase maiṃ putravānoṃkī gati prāpta karūँ, aisī merī abhilāṣā hai
毗湿摩耶那说道：“吉祥的公主啊，这正是贤者所称的古老法（dharma）：丈夫对妻子所说的一切——无论看似合乎法，或似乎违背法——都应当奉行；通晓吠陀者皆如此宣说。尤其当丈夫渴望得子，却自身无力生育时，他的请求更应被接受。肢体无瑕、瑞相具足的夫人啊，我急切想见到儿子的面容，故在额旁举起这如莲瓣般的祈求之手，指尖微红，只为求得你的允诺。秀发可爱的爱妻啊，依我之命，去亲近一位最上等的婆罗门——以苦行为卓绝者——并孕育一位具德之子。丰臀的佳人啊，我愿凭你的努力，使我得享有子之人的福分与归趣。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames an 'ancient dharma' of marital duty: a wife is urged to comply with her husband's directive, grounded in Vedic authority, especially when the husband seeks a son but is unable to beget one—thus justifying recourse to a qualified Brahmin for procreation (niyoga) to secure lineage and the husband's hoped-for posthumous attainment.
A husband, longing for a son yet lacking procreative capacity, respectfully entreats a princess-wife with folded hands and instructs her to unite with an ascetic Brahmin to conceive a virtuous son, presenting the request as sanctioned by traditional dharma and Vedic precedent.