Shloka 17
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
ख्यात: सुवर्णष्ठीवीति पुत्रस्तव भविष्यति । रक्ष्यश्ष देवराजात् स देवराजसमद्युति:
khyātaḥ suvarṇaṣṭhīvīti putras tava bhaviṣyati | rakṣyaś ca devarājāt sa devarājasamadyutiḥ ||
Parvata said: “Your son will be born and become renowned by the name Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin. He will possess a radiance equal to that of Indra, the king of the gods. Therefore you must always protect him from Devarāja (Indra).”
पर्वत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames parental and royal duty as protective responsibility: extraordinary power or brilliance can attract hostility even from the divine realm, so dharma requires vigilance and safeguarding the vulnerable, especially one’s child.
Parvata delivers a prophecy: the listener will have a son named Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin, radiant like Indra. Because such radiance may provoke Indra’s threat, Parvata warns that the child must be protected from Devarāja (Indra).