Shloka 30
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
शूरं बलवतां श्रेष्ठ कान्तरूपमकल्मषम् | आत्मतुल्यं मम सुतं प्रयच्छाच्युत माचिरम्
śūraṃ balavatāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kāntarūpam akalmaṣam | ātmatulyaṃ mama sutaṃ prayacchācyuta māciram ||
婆苏提婆说道：“噢，阿周陀啊，请勿迟延，赐我一子与我相等——英勇无畏，为强者之冠，形貌端丽可喜，且清净无垢。此事不可拖延。”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical ideal for progeny: strength and heroism are sought, but explicitly joined to purity (akalmaṣa) and excellence (śreṣṭha). It suggests that power is to be valued only when aligned with moral stainlessness and worthy character.
Vāsudeva addresses Acyuta in the mode of a supplicant, requesting a boon: a son equal to himself—valiant, foremost among the strong, handsome, and sinless—and urges that the gift be granted without delay.