Shloka 16
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
अथ सत्यवती गर्भ क्षत्रियान्तकरं तदा । धारयामास दीप्तेन वपुषा घोरदर्शनम्,तदनन्तर सत्यवतीने अपने तेजस्वी शरीरसे एक ऐसा गर्भ धारण किया, जो क्षत्रियोंका विनाश करनेवाला था और देखनेमें बड़ा भयंकर जान पड़ता था
atha satyavatī garbha-kṣatriyāntakaraṃ tadā | dhārayāmāsa dīptena vapuṣā ghora-darśanam ||
അതിനു ശേഷം സത്യവതി തന്റെ ദീപ്തമായ ദേഹത്തിൽ, ക്ഷത്രിയന്മാരുടെ നാശത്തിന് കാരണമാകുന്ന, കാണാൻ ഭയാനകമായ ഗർഭം ധരിച്ചു।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames catastrophic violence not as random, but as the karmic and dharmic consequence of sustained Kṣatriya excess: when rulers and warriors deviate from restraint and justice, a corrective force—here signaled through an ominous, radiant conception—arises to restore balance.
Vāyudeva states that Satyavatī conceives a formidable, radiant fetus whose destiny is to end (or greatly diminish) the Kṣatriyas. The description ‘fearsome to behold’ functions as an omen, indicating an extraordinary birth tied to large-scale upheaval.