Shloka 15
नारदेन धृतराष्ट्रगतिवर्णनम् | Nārada’s Account of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Future Course
नियोगाद् ब्रह्मण: पूर्व मया स्वेन बलेन च । वैचित्रवीर्यके क्षेत्रे जात: स सुमहामति:
niyogād brahmaṇaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā svena balena ca | vaicitravīryake kṣetre jātaḥ sa sumahāmatiḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“往昔我遵奉梵天（Brahmā）之命，又凭自身苦行之力，使那位至智之人诞生于‘田地’之中——即毗奇特罗毗利耶之妻的胎中。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames extraordinary procreation (niyoga) as legitimate only when guided by higher injunction and dharmic purpose—preserving lineage and social order—supported by personal discipline (tapas) rather than mere desire.
The speaker recounts an earlier event: under Brahmā’s authorization and through ascetic power, he caused a supremely wise person (contextually, Vidura) to be born in the ‘field’ of Vicitravīrya’s wife, explaining the origin of that figure within the Kuru lineage.