Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 9
The Rise of Soma-vaṁśa: Budha’s Birth and Purūravā–Urvaśī; The Origin of Karma-kāṇḍa in Tretā-yuga
त्यज त्यजाशु दुष्प्रज्ञे मत्क्षेत्रादाहितं परै: । नाहं त्वां भस्मसात् कुर्यां स्त्रियं सान्तानिकेऽसति ॥ ९ ॥
tyaja tyajāśu duṣprajñe mat-kṣetrād āhitaṁ paraiḥ nāhaṁ tvāṁ bhasmasāt kuryāṁ striyaṁ sāntānike ’sati
Bṛhaspati dit : Femme à l’esprit insensé ! Le sein qui devait être mon champ d’engendrement a été fécondé par un autre ; enfante sur-le-champ, enfante sans délai. Après la naissance, je ne te réduirai pas en cendres ; bien que tu ne sois pas chaste, tu désirais une descendance, aussi je ne te punirai pas.
Tārā was married to Bṛhaspati, and therefore as a chaste woman she should have been impregnated by him. But instead she preferred to be impregnated by Soma, the moon-god, and therefore she was unchaste. Although Bṛhaspati accepted Tārā from Brahmā, when he saw that she was pregnant he wanted her to deliver a son immediately. Tārā certainly very much feared her husband, and she thought she might be punished after giving birth. Thus Bṛhaspati assured her that he would not punish her, for although she was unchaste and had become pregnant illicitly, he wanted a son.
FAQs
This verse shows the seriousness of lineage and marital propriety, condemning deceit in matters of conception while also restraining violent punishment.
In the narrative context, Yayāti discovers a violation of marital trust connected with progeny and orders the wrongdoing to be renounced, while stating he will not harm her because she is a woman.
It emphasizes honesty and responsibility in intimate relationships and family decisions, along with the principle of responding to wrongdoing without cruelty.