गन्धर्व उवाच
आश्रमस्था ततः पुत्रम् अदृश्यन्ती व्यजायत ॥
शक्तेः कुलकरं राजन् द्वितीयम् इव शक्तिनम् ॥
जातकर्मादिकास् तस्य क्रियाः स मुनिपुंगवः ॥
पौत्रस्य भरतश्रेष्ठ चकार भगवान् स्वयम् ॥
परासुश् च यतस् तेन वसिष्ठः स्थापितस् तदा ॥
गर्भस्थेन ततो लोके पराशर इति स्मृतः ॥
gandharva uvāca
āśramasthā tataḥ putram adṛśyantī vyajāyata ||
śakteḥ kulakaraṃ rājan dvitīyam iva śaktinam ||
jātakarmādikās tasya kriyāḥ sa munipuṃgavaḥ ||
pautrasya bharataśreṣṭha cakāra bhagavān svayam ||
parāsuś ca yatas tena vasiṣṭhaḥ sthāpitas tadā ||
garbhasthena tato loke parāśara iti smṛtaḥ ||
The Gandharva said: 'Dwelling in the hermitage, Adrishyanti then bore a son — a continuer of Shakti's line, O king, as if a second Shakti. The birth rites and other ceremonies for his grandson the blessed Vasishtha performed himself, O best of the Bharatas. And because Vasishtha, ready to part with life, was held back by him while still dwelling in the womb, therefore in the world he is known as Parashara.'
dbad6fbea5b7 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:29:43 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here is born one who, even before birth, had already restored his grandfather to life. The very name 'Parashara' is telling: still in the womb, he held Vasishtha back from death — the child became the old man's salvation before it had even come into the world. Here it is revealed that the hope of offspring itself heals despair: a future not yet born already gives strength to live. Thus the scripture shows that new life cures grief for the one who was lost; and Parashara, the continuer of the line, revives Vasishtha's hope.