Shloka 33
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
ते तदाम्र द्विधा कृत्वा भक्षयामासतु: शुभे । भावित्वादपि चार्थस्य सत्यवाक्यतया मुने:
te tad āmraṃ dvidhā kṛtvā bhakṣayāmāsatuḥ śubhe | bhāvitvād api cārthasya satyavākyatayā muneḥ ||
Then those two auspicious queens split that mango into two parts and ate one portion each. Since what is destined must come to pass—and through the power of the sage’s truthfulness—the eating of that fruit caused both queens to conceive. Seeing them pregnant, the king was filled with great joy.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
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Two ideas are emphasized: (1) bhāvitva—what is destined tends to unfold, and (2) satyavākya—the efficacy of a sage’s truthful speech, which is portrayed as spiritually potent and capable of bringing about concrete results.
Two queens divide a mango given in a sacred context and eat it. As a consequence—framed as both destiny and the sage’s truth-power—they become pregnant, and the king rejoices upon seeing their conception.