Shloka 1.38.17
सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः — Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand
सुमतिस्तु नरव्याघ्र गर्भतुम्बं व्यजायत।षष्ठि: पुत्रसहस्राणि तुम्बभेदाद्विनि:सृता:।।।।
sumatis tu naravyāghra garbhatumbaṃ vyajāyata | ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi tumbabhedād viniḥsṛtāḥ ||
But Sumatī, O tiger among men, bore a gourd-like embryo; and when that gourd split open, sixty thousand sons came forth.
O best among men, Sumati gave birth to a gourd-like foetus and when it burst open, sixty thousand sons emerged.
It underscores the epic view that outcomes (even extraordinary births) unfold within a moral-cosmic order; progeny is treated as consequential for the future duties and karmic trajectories of a dynasty.
The second queen’s unusual childbirth is described, introducing the vast host of Sagara’s sons who will later drive major events.
Endurance and hope in fulfilling responsibility for family and kingdom, even through extraordinary circumstances.