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 ||
Parvata said: “This desire of yours will indeed be fulfilled; yet the son born of it will not be long-lived. For in your heart there has arisen a resolve aimed at overpowering the king of the gods, Indra.”
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.