Shloka 25
मान्धातृ-जन्म-चरितम्
The Birth and Career Account of Māndhātṛ
ताभ्यस्त्वमात्मना पुत्रमीदृ्शं जनयिष्यसि । विधास्यामो वयं तत्र तवेष्टिं परमाद्भुताम्
tābhyas tvam ātmanā putram īdṛśaṃ janayiṣyasi | vidhāsyāmo vayaṃ tatra taveṣṭiṃ paramādbhutām ||
قال لوماشا: «ومن أولئك (الزوجات) ستُنجب أنت بنفسك ابنًا على هذه الشاكلة. وهناك سنُقيم لك ذبيحة الإِشْتي (iṣṭi)، وهي طقسٌ بالغ العجب يُتَّخذ لنيل العطية المنشودة.»
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic interplay of personal agency and ritual means: the promised outcome (a worthy son) is to be achieved both through one’s own action (“by yourself”) and through a properly conducted iṣṭi, underscoring the traditional view that righteous ends are pursued via sanctioned rites and disciplined conduct.
Lomaśa, speaking as an authoritative sage, assures the listener that a son of the desired type will be born from the indicated wives, and he further promises that ‘we’ (the sages/ritual experts) will conduct an extraordinary iṣṭi-sacrifice to facilitate that boon.