व्यास उवाच
वेत्थ धर्मं सत्यवति परं चापरम् एव च ॥
यथा च तव धर्मज्ञे धर्मे प्रणिहिता मतिः ॥
तस्माद् अहं त्वन्नियोगाद् धर्मम् उद्दिश्य कारणम् ॥
ईप्सितं ते करिष्यामि दृष्टं ह्य् एतत् पुरातनम् ॥
भ्रातुः पुत्रान् प्रदास्यामि मित्रावरुणयोः समान् ॥
व्रतं चरेतां ते देव्यौ निर्दिष्टम् इह यन् मया ॥
संवत्सरं यथान्यायं ततः शुद्धे भविष्यतः ॥
न हि माम् अव्रतोपेता उपेयात् का चिद् अङ्गना ॥
vyāsa uvāca
vettha dharmaṃ satyavati paraṃ cāparam eva ca ||
yathā ca tava dharmajñe dharme praṇihitā matiḥ ||
tasmād ahaṃ tvanniyogād dharmam uddiśya kāraṇam ||
īpsitaṃ te kariṣyāmi dṛṣṭaṃ hy etat purātanam ||
bhrātuḥ putrān pradāsyāmi mitrāvaruṇayoḥ samān ||
vrataṃ caretāṃ te devyau nirdiṣṭam iha yan mayā ||
saṃvatsaraṃ yathānyāyaṃ tataḥ śuddhe bhaviṣyataḥ ||
na hi mām avratopetā upeyāt kā cid aṅganā ||
Vyasa said: 'You know dharma, O Satyavati, both the higher and the lower; and I know how your mind, O knower of dharma, is fixed upon dharma. Therefore I, at your command, having dharma as my aim and cause, shall accomplish what you desire, for this custom has been seen since ancient times. To my brother I shall give sons equal to Mitra and Varuna; but let those two queens observe the vow that I here prescribe — a year, as is proper; then they will become pure, for no woman who has not kept the vow shall approach me.'
fbe9f8f3b67f · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 4:16:47 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Vyasa agrees, but sets the condition of a purifying vow. It is telling that he takes up the matter only 'having dharma as his aim and cause': for him this is neither a favor nor a concession to passion but the fulfillment of dharma; thus even in an extraordinary act the saint acts for no reason but the law. Here is the purity of motive that sanctifies the deed itself: what outside dharma would be a sin becomes, within dharma and without desire, a duty. Telling too is the requirement of a year's vow: the queens must first purify themselves through austerity and restraint. This shows that the conception of worthy offspring requires the purity of the parents: the mother's body and mind must be consecrated so that the good seed may fall on pure ground; neglect of purity tells upon the offspring. Telling too is the statement 'no woman who has not kept the vow shall approach me': even for a great purpose the saint does not depart from the purity of the rite, does not hasten or simplify what is due. Thus scripture shows that a good deed must be accomplished in a good order, with due preparation and purity, and not in haste or carelessly.