Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 17
कुशनाभकन्याशतविवाहः — The Marriage of Kuśanābha’s Hundred Daughters
and the Birth of Brahmadatta
अपतिश्चास्मि भद्रं ते भार्या चास्मि न कस्यचित्।ब्राह्मेणोपगतायाश्च दातुमर्हसि मे सुतम्।।1.33.17।।
apatiś cāsmi bhadraṁ te bhāryā cāsmi na kasyacit |
brāhmeṇopagatāyāś ca dātum arhasi me sutam ||1.33.17||
I am without a husband—blessing be upon you—and I belong to no one as a wife. Since I have come to you for refuge, you ought to grant me a son by the power of your brahman (ascetic merit).
Pleased with her, brahmarshi Chuli gave her an excellent son to be well-known as Brahmadatta born through the will of his mind.
FAQs
Seeking refuge (śaraṇāgati) is treated as a morally binding appeal; the approached sage is urged to respond through righteous compassion and spiritual power.
Somadā, without a husband and desiring a child, approaches the sage Cūlin and requests a son as a boon.
Somadā’s truthfulness and humility in petitioning; and the implied duty of the sage to protect and uplift one who has sought refuge.