Shloka 7
Ambā’s Vow of Tapas after Paraśurāma’s Assessment (अम्बाया तपोव्रतनिश्चयः)
कृतो यत्नो महादेवस्तपसा55राधितो मया । कन्या भूत्वा पुमान् भावी इति चोक्तोडस्मि शम्भुना
kṛto yatno mahādevas tapasā rādhito mayā | kanyā bhūtvā pumān bhāvī iti cokto 'smi śambhunā ||
ビーシュマは言った。「私はあらゆる力を尽くし、苦行によってマハーデーヴァを礼拝した。するとシャンブ（シヴァ）自らが告げられた。『まず娘が生まれ、のちにその娘は男となる。』私は幾度もただ息子のみを願い求めたが、シヴァはこれを運命の定めとして—変えることはできぬ—と宣し、『語られたことは必ず成就する』と言われた。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even intense effort and devotion may culminate in an outcome shaped by daiva (destiny); the ethical stance implied is acceptance of what is divinely ordained when it is declared unalterable, rather than insisting that personal preference must prevail.
Bhīṣma recounts that he performed austerities to propitiate Śiva and sought a son, but Śiva granted a specific boon: a daughter would be born who would later become male—an event presented as fixed by destiny and therefore not subject to change.