Shloka 19
सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः
Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand
अथ दीर्घेण कालेन रूपयौवनशालिन:।षष्टि: पुत्रसहस्राणि सगरस्याभवंस्तदा।।।।
atha dīrgheṇa kālena rūpayauvanaśālinaḥ | ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi sagarasyābhavaṃs tadā ||
ਫਿਰ ਲੰਮੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਪਿੱਛੋਂ, ਰੂਪ ਅਤੇ ਯੌਵਨ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਸ਼ੋਭਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਸਗਰ ਦੇ ਸੱਠ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਹੋਏ॥
Then, after a long time Sagara's sixty thousand sons attained beauty and youth.
FAQs
Power and youth are presented as a stage that must be guided by dharma; the epic often foreshadows that strength without righteousness can become destructive.
A time-jump marks the sons’ maturation, preparing for later conflicts and actions involving them.
Not a virtue directly, but a narrative emphasis on preparedness—and the implied need for disciplined conduct as strength increases.