Shloka 16
सगरोपाख्यानम् — कपिलकोपः, अंशुमतः विनयः, तथा भगीरथपरम्परा
Sagara Upākhyāna: Kapila’s Wrath, Aṃśumān’s Reverence, and the Bhāgīratha Line
ते चैव सर्वे सहिता: क्षयं यास्यन्ति पार्थिव | एको वंशधर: शूर एकस्यां सम्भविष्यति,“नरश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हारी एक पत्नीके गर्भसे अत्यन्त अभिमानी साठ हजार शूरवीर पुत्र होंगे, परंतु वे सब-के-सब एक ही साथ नष्ट हो जायँगे। भूपाल! तुम्हारी जो दूसरी पत्नी है, उसके गर्भसे एक ही शूरवीर वंशधर पुत्र उत्पन्न होगा”
te caiva sarve sahitāḥ kṣayaṃ yāsyanti pārthiva | eko vaṃśadharaḥ śūra ekasyāṃ sambhaviṣyati ||
“Wahai raja, semua putra itu akan menuju kebinasaan bersama; namun dari salah satu permaisurimu akan lahir seorang putra gagah, penerus wangsa.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores impermanence and the limits of pride in progeny: many powerful sons may perish together, while the continuity of a dynasty may rest on a single worthy heir—suggesting that dharma and destiny, not mere numbers, sustain a lineage.
A speaker named Logaś addresses a king with a prophetic statement: the king’s many sons (implied from one wife) will be destroyed together, but from another wife one heroic son will be born who will continue the royal line.