तेषाम् अथो वृद्धतमः प्रत्युत्थाय जटाजिनी ॥
महर्षिमतम् आज्ञाय महर्षिर् इदम् अब्रवीत् ॥
यः स कौरव्यदायादः पाण्डुर् नाम नराधिपः ॥
कामभोगान् परित्यज्य शतशृङ्गम् इतो गतः ॥
ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतस्थस्य तस्य दिव्येन हेतुना ॥
साक्षाद् धर्माद् अयं पुत्रस् तस्य जातो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
तथेमं बलिनां श्रेष्ठं तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः ॥
मातरिश्वा ददौ पुत्रं भीमं नाम महाबलम् ॥
पुरुहूताद् अयं जज्ञे कुन्त्यां सत्यपराक्रमः ॥
यस्य कीरित्र् महेष्वासान् सर्वान् अभिभविष्यति ॥
teṣām atho vṛddhatamaḥ pratyutthāya jaṭājinī ||
maharṣimatam ājñāya maharṣir idam abravīt ||
yaḥ sa kauravyadāyādaḥ pāṇḍur nāma narādhipaḥ ||
kāmabhogān parityajya śataśṛṅgam ito gataḥ ||
brahmacaryavratasthasya tasya divyena hetunā ||
sākṣād dharmād ayaṃ putras tasya jāto yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
tathemaṃ balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ ||
mātariśvā dadau putraṃ bhīmaṃ nāma mahābalam ||
puruhūtād ayaṃ jajñe kuntyāṃ satyaparākramaḥ ||
yasya kīritr maheṣvāsān sarvān abhibhaviṣyati ||
"Then the eldest among them, rising, matted-locked and clad in skins, having ascertained the mind of the other great sages, spoke thus: 'That heir of Kuru, the ruler named Pandu, having abandoned the pleasures of desire, went hence to Shatashringa; and to him, who stood in the vow of celibacy, by a divine cause, this son, Yudhishthira, was born directly from the god Dharma; and likewise, to that great king, Matarishvan (Vayu) gave as a son this one, foremost among the mighty — Bhima, of great strength; from Indra this valiant Arjuna was born to Kunti, whose fame will surpass all the great archers.'"
d649319126aa · published Jul 12, 2026, 4:41:49 PM UTC
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Here, through the mouth of the eldest sage, the divine origin of the Pandavas is solemnly proclaimed to the house of Kuru and to all the people. Telling is that the news comes from the saints, before the assembly: the Pandavas' descent from the gods is attested not by rumor but by an assembly of sages, and is thus beyond dispute. Here is a providential confirmation: so that the future defenders of dharma might be received with honor, heaven itself, through its heralds, declares them divine sons. Telling too is the mention of Pandu's vow of celibacy: the sages guard the honor of the deceased, stating clearly that the sons were born not of bodily weakness but "by a divine cause," in accordance with dharma. Thus scripture brings the Pandavas into the world already surrounded by the aura of sanctity and heavenly testimony.