Shloka 23
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
सपत्न्या तु गरस्तस्यै दत्तो गर्भजिघांसया।गरेण सह तेनैव जात स्स सगरोऽभवत्।।।।
sapatnyā tu garas tasyai datto garbha-jighāṁsayā |
gareṇa saha tenaiva jātaḥ sa sagaro ’bhavat ||
എന്നാൽ അവളുടെ സഹപത്നി ഗർഭത്തെ നശിപ്പിക്കണമെന്ന ദുഷ്ടാഭിലാഷത്തോടെ അവൾക്കു വിഷം നൽകി. ആ ‘ഗര’ (വിഷം) കൂടെ ജനിച്ചതിനാൽ ആ ശിശു ‘സഗരൻ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായി.
With a motive to destroy the embryo her co-wife had poisoned her. That child was born with gara or poison for which he was called Sagara.
FAQs
It condemns adharma rooted in envy: harming another’s pregnancy out of rivalry violates truth, compassion, and household dharma.
A dynastic anecdote explains Sagara’s birth circumstances and the etymology of his name from the poison (gara) involved.
By contrast, the vice emphasized is jealousy leading to violence; the narrative implicitly upholds non-harm (ahiṁsā) as a dharmic standard.