Shloka 10
सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः
Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand
एक: कस्यास्सुतो ब्रह्मन् का बहून् जनयिष्यति।श्रोतुमिच्छावहे ब्रह्मन् सत्यमस्तु वचस्तव।।।।
ekaḥ kasyāḥ suto brahman kā bahūn janayiṣyati | śrotum icchāvahe brahman satyam astu vacas tava || 1.38.10 ||
ਹੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ-ਜ੍ਞਾਨੀ ਮਹਰਿਸ਼ੀ, ਇਕੋ ਵਾਰਸ ਕਿਸ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੌਣ ਬਹੁਤੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਜਣੇਗੀ? ਹੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਨ, ਅਸੀਂ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਸੁਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ; ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਬਚਨ ਸੱਚ ਹੋਵੇ।
O knower of Brahman! which of us will beget one, and who many sons? O Brahmarshi! we wish to hear. Let your words come true".
FAQs
Satya and faith in ṛṣi-vākya: the righteous order treats a sage’s truthful speech as dependable and worthy of trust.
Sagara’s queens ask Bhṛgu about the outcome of their boon—whether one will bear a single heir and the other many sons.
Reverent inquiry: they seek knowledge respectfully and affirm confidence in the sage’s truthfulness.