Shloka 15
ब्राह्मणस्य वचस्तथ्यं तस्य कालोडयमागत:ः । अनुज्ञाता त्वया देवमाह्दयेयमहं नृप । तेन मन्त्रेण राजर्षे यथास्यान्नौ प्रजा हिता,“उस ब्राह्मणकी बात सत्य ही होगी। उसके उपयोगका यह अवसर आ गया है। महाराज! आपकी आज्ञा होनेपर मैं उस मन्त्रद्वारा किसी देवताका आवाहन कर सकती हूँ। जिससे राजर्षे! हम दोनोंके लिये हितकर संतान प्राप्त हो
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
brāhmaṇasya vacas tathyaṃ tasya kālo 'yam āgataḥ |
anujñātā tvayā devam āhvayeyam ahaṃ nṛpa |
tena mantreṇa rājarṣe yathā syān nau prajā hitā ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Tunay ang sinabi ng brahmana; dumating na ngayon ang panahon ng katuparan. O hari, kung ipahihintulot mo, maaari kong tawagin ang isang diyos sa pamamagitan ng mantrang iyon. O marunong na haring-ermitaño, nawa’y magbunga ang mantrang iyon ng supling na kapaki-pakinabang sa ating dalawa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes trust in truthful counsel (the Brahmin’s statement), the importance of proper timing (kāla), and ethical procedure through seeking the king’s permission before undertaking a powerful ritual act aimed at the welfare of the family line.
A woman (speaking through Vaiśampāyana’s narration) tells the king that the Brahmin’s earlier words have become relevant now, and that—if the king grants consent—she can use a specific mantra to invoke a deity so that they may obtain beneficial offspring.