Shloka 35
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
ज्यामघस्त्वप्रजोऽप्यन्यां भार्यां शैब्यापतिर्भयात् । नाविन्दच्छत्रुभवनाद् भोज्यां कन्यामहारषीत् । रथस्थां तां निरीक्ष्याह शैब्या पतिममर्षिता ॥ ३५ ॥ केयं कुहक मत्स्थानं रथमारोपितेति वै । स्नुषा तवेत्यभिहिते स्मयन्ती पतिमब्रवीत् ॥ ३६ ॥
jyāmaghas tv aprajo ’py anyāṁ bhāryāṁ śaibyā-patir bhayāt nāvindac chatru-bhavanād bhojyāṁ kanyām ahāraṣīt
ज्यामघाला संतती नव्हती; पण पत्नी शैब्याच्या भीतीने त्याने दुसरी पत्नी केली नाही. एकदा तो शत्रूच्या राजभवनातून एक भोग्या कन्या घेऊन आला. तिला रथात बसलेली पाहून शैब्या संतापून म्हणाली—“अरे कपटी! ही कोण, जी रथात माझ्या जागी बसली आहे?”
FAQs
In Canto 9, Chapter 23, Śukadeva describes childless King Jyāmagha, his loyalty to Śaibyā, and how he nevertheless brought a Bhoja princess from an enemy city—triggering Śaibyā’s anger and the next turn of the narrative.
She saw a young woman seated on her husband’s chariot and assumed Jyāmagha had brought another wife or consort, so she reacted with indignation.
Even when facing anxiety about the future, impulsive actions can create conflict; the verse highlights the importance of clarity, responsibility, and restraint in family relationships.