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
satyavaty uvāca kāmam evaṁ bhavet pautro mameha tava ca prabho | śamātmakam ahaṁ putraṁ labheyaṁ japatāṁ vara ||
Satyavatī sprach: „So sei es, o Herr: Der Enkel, der in unserer Linie — der deinen und der meinen — geboren wird, mag, wie du es bestimmt hast, von wildem Temperament sein. Doch was meinen eigenen Sohn betrifft, o Bester unter den der heiligen Rezitation Ergebenen, begehre ich einen von ruhiger, selbstbeherrschter Natur.“
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.