Shloka 15
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
माता तु तस्या: कौन्तेय दुहित्रे स्वं चरुं ददौ । तस्याक्षरुमथाज्ञानादात्मसंस्थं चकार ह
mātā tu tasyāḥ kaunteya duhitrē svaṃ caruṃ dadau | tasyākṣaruṃ athājñānād ātmasaṃsthaṃ cakāra ha ||
कौन्तेय! उसकी माता ने अज्ञानवश अपना चरु पुत्री को दे दिया और पुत्री का चरु लेकर उसे भोजन द्वारा अपने भीतर स्थापित कर लिया।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred acts require right understanding (jñāna) and careful execution; ignorance in ritual matters can invert intended outcomes, bringing unforeseen ethical and familial consequences.
Vāyu narrates that a mother mistakenly gives her own consecrated caru to her daughter and then, not realizing the exchange, consumes the daughter’s portion herself—thereby internalizing the rite’s intended effect.