Shloka 136
Ambā’s Vow of Tapas after Paraśurāma’s Assessment (अम्बाया तपोव्रतनिश्चयः)
कन््यां प्रवररूपां तु प्राजायत नराधिप । नरेश्वर! पुत्रहीन राजा ट्रपदकी उस महारानीने समय आनेपर एक परम सुन्दरी कन्याको जन्म दिया
kanyāṁ pravararūpāṁ tu prājāyata narādhipa | nareśvara! putrahīno rājā drupadakī sā mahārājñī samaye āgate paramasundarīṁ kanyāṁ janayām āsa ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai raja, pada waktunya, permaisuri diraja Drupadakī—meskipun suaminya Raja Drupada masih belum berputera—telah melahirkan seorang puteri yang luar biasa cantik, berwajah dan berperawakan mulia. Kisah ini menegaskan bahawa harapan dan kegelisahan dinasti tetap berterusan tanpa waris lelaki; namun kelahiran seorang puteri juga dipandang besar maknanya dan membawa tuah.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between royal expectations of a male heir and the meaningful, auspicious arrival of a daughter, suggesting that worth and destiny are not confined to gendered succession.
Bhishma narrates that Queen Drupadakī, wife of the sonless King Drupada, gives birth at the proper time to an extraordinarily beautiful daughter.