Shloka 29
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
सुपार्श्व इति विख्यात: क्षितौ जज्ञे महीपति: । क्रथस्तु राजन् राजर्षि: क्षितौ जज्ञे महासुर:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
supārśva iti vikhyātaḥ kṣitau jajñe mahīpatiḥ |
krathas tu rājan rājarṣiḥ kṣitau jajñe mahāsuraḥ ||
毗舍摩耶那说道：大地之上诞生了一位国王，以“苏波罗湿婆”（Supārśva）之名著称。又，王啊，大阿修罗迦罗他（Kratha）也在世间降生，成为一位王仙（rājarṣi）。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s view that worldly power and lineage can be shaped by supra-human forces: beings of Asuric nature may take birth as kings, reminding readers to judge rulers by conduct (dharma) rather than status alone.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalog of births, identifying how certain powerful beings (here, the Asura Kratha) manifest on earth in royal forms, alongside naming a king called Supārśva.