Vaishampayana said: -
1. When her daughter-in-law performed her purifying bath after her season, Satyavati led her to a luxurious bed-room and spoke to her thus.
2. “O princess of Koshala, your husband has an elder brother who will today come to you. Wait for him without falling asleep.”
3. Having heard these words of her mother-in-law, the amiable lady, as she lay on her bed in her bed-room, began to think of Bhisma and other great Kuru chiefs.
4. Then the truthful Rishi, who had given his promise as regards Ambika first, came to her bed-room while the lamp was burning.
5. Seeing his dark visage, his matted locks of copper colour, his blazing eyes and his grim beard, the lady closed her eyes in fear.
6. But he (the Rishi), in order to accomplish his mother’s desire, united with her. The daughter of the king of Kashi was not able to open her eyes from fear.
7. When he came out, the mother asked the son, “Will the princess have an accomplished son?”
8-9. Hearing his mother’s words, the son of Satyavati, the self-controlled and greatly wise Vyasa said, “The son that will be brought forth by the princess, will be equal to ten thousand elephants in strength. He will be learned and a great royal sage. He will be greatly fortunate, greatly powerful and vastly intelligent.
10. The noble prince will have one thousand sons, but for the fault of his mother, he will be blind.”
11. Having heard these words of his son, the mother said, “O great ascetic, how can one who is blind be a king, worthy of the Kurus?
12. How can one who is blind can protect his relatives and friends and increase the glory of his fathers and continue the dynasty? Therefore, you should give another king to the Kuru race.”
13. Having promised this, the illustrious (Vyasa) went away. In due time the princess of Kosalya gave birth to a blind son.
14. O chastiser of foes, after securing the consent of her daughter-in-law, Satyavati soon after again summoned Vyasa as she did before.
15-16. Vyasa came according to his promise and went to the second wife (Amvalika) of his brother in proper form. But she became pale and discoloured with fear on seeing the Rishi. O descendant of the Bharata race, seeing her pale and discoloured with fear and afflicted with grief.
17. The son of Satyavati, Vyasa, spoke to her thus, “As you have become pale by seeing me ugly.
18. So your son will be also pale in complexion. O beautiful featured lady, the name of your son will be accordingly Pandu, (pale.)”
19. Having said this, the excellent and illustrious Rishi came out and met her mother who asked him about the child.
20. He told her that the child will be pale, and his mother (Satyavati hearing this) begged again for another son.
21. The Rishi replied to his mother by saying, “Be it so.” The lady (Amvalika) gave birth to a son in due time.
22. He was of pale complexion, very effulgent and endued with all auspicious marks.This son afterwards begot those mighty bow-men, the five Pandavas.
23-24. (Sometime after), when her eldest daughter-in-law was again in her season, she was asked by (Satyavati) to go to Vyasa. But she, endued with the beauty of a daughter of the celestials, remembering the grim visage and strong odour of the great Rishi, did not act according to the request of the lady (Satyavati) out of fear. Having decked a maid-servant like an Apsara with her ornaments.
25. The daughter of the king of Kashi sent her to Krishna (Vyasa). She rose up and saluted him as the Rishi came.
26. After having waited upon him respectfully, she took her seat near him when asked. O king, the Rishi of rigid vows was greatly pleased with her.
27. When he rose (to go away) he said, “O amiable girl, you shall no longer remain a maid-servant. Your son will be greatly fortunate, virtuous and the foremost of all intelligent men on earth.”
28. The son of Krishna Dwaipayana thus born was known by the name of Vidura. He was thus the brother of the illustrious Dhritarashtra and Pandu.
29. The God of Justice was thus born as Vidura in consequence of the curse of the Rishi Mandavya. He was free from desire and anger. When Krishna Dvaipayana was met by his mother as before, he told her.
30. How he had been deceived by the eldest of the princesses and how he had begotten a son on a Sudra woman. Having said this, he disappeared in her sight.
31. Thus were begotten on the field (wives) of Vichitravirja by Dvaipayana three sons, as effulgent as the celestial children, the expanders of the Kuru race.
Thus ends the hundred and sixth chapter, the bringing forth of Vichitravirja’s sons, in the Sambhava of the Adi Parva.