Shloka 45
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue
वेदवेदाड़विद्वान् स तपसा दग्धकिल्बिष: । ततः पितृनियुक्तात्मा पुत्रलोभान्महायशा:
vedavedāṅgavidvān sa tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ | tataḥ pitṛniyuktātmā putralobhān mahāyaśāḥ ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：他通晓吠陀与吠陀支分，并以苦行焚尽罪垢；其声名远播。随后，在祖灵（Pitṛ）所感发之下，且因渴望得子，这位显赫之人转而求取后嗣。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Learning and ritual knowledge are presented as incomplete without inner purification: austerity (tapas) is said to burn away moral taint (kilbiṣa). The verse also frames the pursuit of progeny as connected to ancestral obligation, suggesting that personal desire can align with dharmic duties when guided by the Pitṛs.
Vaiśampāyana describes a renowned, Veda-trained figure who has purified himself through austerities. At this point, the Pitṛs impel his mind toward continuing the lineage, and he becomes motivated by the wish for a son, turning toward the path of household life and begetting offspring.