Shloka 38
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
भूत्वा गच्छाम्यहं नारी यस्यामेवं विधः सुतः । जायेत तस्मादद्याहं भवाम्यस्य सुतप्रदा
bhūtvā gacchāmyahaṃ nārī yasyāmevaṃ vidhaḥ sutaḥ | jāyeta tasmādadyāhaṃ bhavāmyasya sutapradā
నేను స్త్రీగా మారి, నా గర్భంలో ఇలాంటి కుమారుడు జన్మించేలా అవుతాను; అందువల్ల నేటి నుంచే నేను అతనికి కుమారప్రదాయినిగా ఉంటాను।
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Concept: Providence arranges progeny and continuity of dharmic lineages through extraordinary means.
Application: Hold intentions for family and responsibility with purity; accept that outcomes may arrive through unexpected channels while maintaining dharmic conduct.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छाम्यहम् = गच्छामि अहम्; यस्यामेवं = यस्याम् एवम्; तस्मादद्याहम् = तस्मात् अद्य अहम्; भवाम्यस्य = भवामि अस्य.
FAQs
The speaker cannot be identified from this single verse alone; the surrounding narrative (preceding/following shlokas in Adhyaya 13) is required to confirm the dialogue frame and the person making this vow.
It expresses a resolve to assume a female form so that a particular kind of son may be born, culminating in the promise to bestow a son upon someone—i.e., the theme of granting progeny.
The verse highlights determination and purposeful action toward a vowed outcome (here, ensuring progeny), reflecting the Purāṇic theme that intentions and vows (saṅkalpa) drive consequential transformations within the narrative world.