Shloka 20
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
क्षत्रवीर्य च सकल॑ तव मात्रे समर्पितम् । विपर्ययेण ते भद्रे नैतदेव॑ भविष्यति
kṣatravīryaṃ ca sakalaṃ tava mātre samarpitam | viparyayeṇa te bhadre naitadeva bhaviṣyati ||
“Todo o teu vigor de kṣatriya foi confiado à tua mãe. Mas, se as coisas se inverterem, ó nobre senhora, isso não se dará como esperas.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and capability (kṣatravīrya) are not merely personal possessions; they are bound to relationships and responsibility. The verse warns that outcomes can reverse (viparyaya), so one should not rely on expectation alone but act with prudence and dharmic foresight.
Vāyu addresses a woman respectfully as ‘bhadre’ and states that the entirety of the addressee’s martial strength has been ‘entrusted to your mother.’ He then cautions that if circumstances turn adverse or contrary, the expected result will not occur.