Shloka 27
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
सत्यवत्युवाच काममेवं भवेत् पौत्रो ममेह तव च प्रभो । शमात्मकमहं पुत्र॑ लभेयं जपतां वर,सत्यवती बोली--प्रभो! आप जप करनेवाले ब्राह्मणोंमें सबसे श्रेष्ठ हैं, आपका और मेरा पौत्र भले ही उग्र स्वभावका हो जाय; परंतु पुत्र तो मुझे शान्तस्वभावका ही मिलना चाहिये
satyavaty uvāca kāmam evaṁ bhavet pautro mameha tava ca prabho | śamātmakam ahaṁ putraṁ labheyaṁ japatāṁ vara ||
সত্যৱতী ক’লে—প্ৰভো! জপনিষ্ঠসকলৰ মাজত আপুনি শ্ৰেষ্ঠ। আপোনাৰ বিধানমতে আমাৰ পৌত্ৰ হওক—সেয়া উগ্ৰ স্বভাৱৰ হ’লেও চলিব; কিন্তু মোৰ পুত্ৰটো শান্ত আৰু সংযমী স্বভাৱৰেই হওক।
ऋचीक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical discernment in seeking blessings: Satyavatī accepts a potentially fierce disposition for a future grandson, but insists that her own son embody śama (calm restraint). It underscores the value placed on self-control as a foundational virtue for personal and social dharma.
In a dialogue with the sage Ṛcīka, Satyavatī responds to the outcome of a boon or arrangement affecting offspring. She consents to one line producing a fierce-tempered descendant, yet requests that the child she herself bears be of peaceful, disciplined nature, addressing Ṛcīka as the foremost among mantra-reciters.