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
“เราจักไปบังเกิดเป็นสตรี ผู้ซึ่งจะให้กำเนิดบุตรเช่นนี้ได้ ดังนั้นตั้งแต่วันนี้เราจักเป็นผู้ประทานบุตรแก่เขา”
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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.