Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.23 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 23
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
सपत्न्या तु गरस्तस्यै दत्तो गर्भजिघांसया।गरेण सह तेनैव जात स्स सगरोऽभवत्।।।।
sapatnyā tu garas tasyai datto garbha-jighāṁsayā |
gareṇa saha tenaiva jātaḥ sa sagaro ’bhavat ||
కానీ ఆమె సహపత్నీ గర్భాన్ని నశింపజేయాలనే ఉద్దేశంతో ఆమెకు ‘గర’ (విషం) ఇచ్చింది. ఆ గరంతోనే కలిసి జన్మించినందున ఆ శిశువు ‘సగరుడు’ అని ప్రసిద్ధి పొందాడు॥
With a motive to destroy the embryo her co-wife had poisoned her. That child was born with gara or poison for which he was called Sagara.
FAQs
It condemns adharma rooted in envy: harming another’s pregnancy out of rivalry violates truth, compassion, and household dharma.
A dynastic anecdote explains Sagara’s birth circumstances and the etymology of his name from the poison (gara) involved.
By contrast, the vice emphasized is jealousy leading to violence; the narrative implicitly upholds non-harm (ahiṁsā) as a dharmic standard.
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