Shloka 21
सोमक–जन्तु उपाख्यानम्
Somaka–Jantu Exemplar: The Quest for a Hundred Sons
आपका पुत्र जन्तु पुनः: अपनी माताके ही पेटसे उत्पन्न होगा। उस समय उसकी बायीं पसलीमें एक सुनहरा चिह्न होगा
soma-ka uvāca—tava putro jantuḥ punaḥ svamātuḥ kukṣau punar utpatsyate; tadā tasya vāma-pārśve (vāma-pasau) suvarṇa-cihnaṃ bhaviṣyati.
Somaka dijo: «Tu hijo Jantu nacerá de nuevo del vientre de su propia madre. Cuando nazca, tendrá una marca dorada en el costado izquierdo (en la zona de la costilla).»
सोमक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes continuity of moral causality across lives: rebirth can occur within the same familial context, and a distinctive sign may serve to confirm identity, reinforcing accountability and the ordered nature of karma.
Somaka foretells that the son named Jantu will be born again from his own mother, and that a golden mark on his left side/rib will identify him at birth.