Shloka 24

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages

Devanagari script

सत्यवत्युवाच इच्छल्लॉकानपि मुने सृजेथा: कि पुन: सुतम्‌ । शमात्मकमजुं पुत्र दातुमहसि मे प्रभो

Transliteration

satyavaty uvāca | icchallokān api mune sṛjethāḥ ki punaḥ sutam | śamātmakam ajuṃ putra dātum arhasi me prabho ||

Translation

Satyavatī berkata: “Wahai resi, bila engkau berkehendak, engkau sanggup menciptakan dunia-dunia; apalagi sekadar menganugerahkan seorang putra. Maka, wahai tuan, karuniakanlah kepadaku seorang putra yang berwatak tenang, sederhana, dan bebas dari kekasaran.”

Word by Word

• {'satyavaty uvāca': 'Satyavatī said', 'icchan': 'wishing, desiring', 'lokān': 'worlds, realms', 'api': 'even, also', 'mune': 'O sage', 'sṛjethāḥ': 'you could create/bring forth', 'ki punaḥ': 'how much more

• what then to say of', 'sutam': 'a son', 'śamātmaka': 'of tranquil disposition

• peace-natured', 'ajum': 'straightforward, simple, guileless (contextual sense)', 'putra': 'son', 'dātum': 'to give, to grant', 'arhasi': 'you are able/fit/ought', 'me': 'to me, for me', 'prabho': 'O lord, O master'}

Speaker

ऋचीक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Satyavatī
• Ṛcīka (sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a value-based request: when seeking blessings, one should prioritize inner virtues—peacefulness and simplicity—over power or ambition, implying that ethical character is the highest boon.

What is happening in the narrative?

Satyavatī addresses the sage Ṛcīka, acknowledging his extraordinary ascetic power (able to create worlds) and asks him to grant her a son specifically endowed with a calm and straightforward nature.