Shloka 51
तो दृष्टवा पार्षती याजं प्रपेदे वै सुतार्थिनी । न वै मदन्यां जननीं जानीयातामिमाविति,उन दोनों पुत्र और पुत्रीको देखकर पुत्रकी इच्छा रखनेवाली राजा पृषतकी पुत्रवधू महर्षि याजकी शरणमें गयी और बोली--“भगवन्! आप ऐसी कृपा करें, जिससे ये दोनों बच्चे मेरे सिवा और किसीको अपनी माता न समझें
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā pārṣatī yājaṃ prapede vai sutārthinī | na vai mad-anyāṃ jananīṃ jānīyātām imāv iti ||
Ao ver as duas crianças, a Pārṣatī—ávida por um filho—aproximou-se do sábio Yāja em busca de amparo e suplicou: “Venerável, tem compaixão e faz com que estes dois não reconheçam outra mãe senão eu”.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds how powerful personal desire—here, the longing for offspring and status as mother—can motivate requests that affect others’ identity and relationships. It invites ethical reflection on whether fulfilling one’s wish is justified when it requires altering a child’s natural bonds and perceptions.
A woman identified as Pārṣatī sees two children and, yearning for a son, goes to the sage Yāja seeking refuge. She asks him to grant a favor so that the two children will regard only her as their mother and no one else.