Shloka 16
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
पर्वत उवाच भविष्यत्येष ते कामो न त्वायुष्मान् भविष्यति । देवराजाभि भूत्यर्थ संकल्पो होष ते हृदि
parvata uvāca bhaviṣyaty eṣa te kāmo na tv āyuṣmān bhaviṣyati | devarājābhibhūty-arthaṃ saṅkalpo hoṣa te hṛdi ||
পর্বত বললেন— “হে রাজন! তোমার এই কামনা পূর্ণ হবে, কিন্তু সেই পুত্র দীর্ঘায়ু হবে না; কারণ দেবরাজ ইন্দ্রকে পরাভূত করার সংকল্প তোমার হৃদয়ে জেগেছে।”
पर्वत उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a wish is granted, the moral quality of the underlying intention shapes the outcome. A resolve rooted in rivalry against the divine order brings mixed results—success accompanied by loss—showing that desire without dharmic alignment can yield painful consequences.
Parvata addresses a king and foretells that the king’s wish will be fulfilled, but the resulting son will not be long-lived. He explains the cause: the king’s inner resolve is directed toward defeating Indra, and that antagonistic intention conditions the fruit of the boon.