Shloka 18
Brahmāstra-pratisaṃhāraḥ, Parīkṣit-nāmakaraṇam, Nagarotsava-varṇanam
Withdrawal of the Brahmāstra; Naming of Parīkṣit; Description of Civic Festivities
न ब्रवीम्युत्तरे मिथ्या सत्यमेतद् भविष्यति । एष संजीवयाम्येनं पश्यतां सर्वदेहिनाम्
na bravīmy uttare mithyā satyam etad bhaviṣyati | eṣa saṃjīvayāmy enaṃ paśyatāṃ sarvadehinām ||
“ಉತ್ತರೇ! ನಾನು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೇಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ನಾನು ಮಾಡಿದ ಈ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಸತ್ಯವಾಗುವುದು. ನೋಡು—ಎಲ್ಲ ದೇಹಧಾರಿಗಳ ಮುಂದೆಯೇ ಈಗಲೇ ಈ ಬಾಲಕನನ್ನು ಜೀವಂತಗೊಳಿಸುವೆನು.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) and fidelity to one’s vow: a righteous person does not utter falsehood, and a solemn promise is treated as morally binding, to be fulfilled even under intense emotional and public scrutiny.
In the aftermath of the war, Uttarā’s child lies lifeless; the speaker declares to Uttarā that he does not lie and that his pledge will be realized, announcing—before all present—that he will revive the child.