Shloka 3.14.12

जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings (Aranyakanda 14)

Devanagari script

तास्तु कन्यास्ततः प्रीतः काश्यपः पुनरब्रवीत्।।3.14.12।।पुत्रां स्स्रैलोक्यभर्तृ़न्वै जनयिष्यथ मत्समान्।

Transliteration

tās tu kanyās tataḥ prītaḥ kāśyapaḥ punar abravīt | putrān trailokya-bhartṝn vai janayiṣyatha mat-samān ||

Translation

Then Kāśyapa, pleased, spoke again to those maidens: “You shall bear sons equal to me—sons fit to rule the three worlds.”

Context

Kasyapa, pleased with them said to his young wives, Beget sons of my stature who can rule over the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśyapa
• Wives/daughters of Dakṣa (kanyāḥ)
• Three worlds (trailokya)
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is presented as responsibility tied to power: ‘rulers of the three worlds’ implies governance must be rightful and stabilizing, not merely dominant—authority is meaningful only when aligned with order.

What is the narrative situation?

Within the genealogy, Kāśyapa expresses a wish/blessing that his wives bear powerful sons capable of cosmic rule.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The ideal of worthy progeny and legitimate authority—power framed as stewardship rather than indulgence.