Shloka 15
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
माता तु तस्या: कौन्तेय दुहित्रे स्वं चरुं ददौ । तस्याक्षरुमथाज्ञानादात्मसंस्थं चकार ह,कुन्तीकुमार! सत्यवतीकी माताने अज्ञानवश अपना चरु तो पुत्रीको दे दिया और उसका चरु लेकर भोजनद्वारा अपनेमें स्थित कर लिया
mātā tu tasyāḥ kaunteya duhitrē svaṃ caruṃ dadau | tasyākṣaruṃ athājñānād ātmasaṃsthaṃ cakāra ha ||
Wika ni Vāyu: “O anak ni Kuntī, ibinigay ng ina ng dalagang iyon sa kanyang anak ang sariling banal na handog na caru. Pagkaraan, dahil sa kamangmangan, kinuha niya ang bahagi ng anak at kinain, kaya’t iyon ay pumasok at nanahan sa kanyang sarili.” Ipinakikita ng pangyayaring ito na ang pagkukulang sa pag-unawa sa sagradong ritwal ay maaaring maglihis sa inaasahang bunga, at ang maling paghawak sa handog ay nagbubunga ng di-inaasahang kahihinatnang moral at pampamilya.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred acts require right understanding (jñāna) and careful execution; ignorance in ritual matters can invert intended outcomes, bringing unforeseen ethical and familial consequences.
Vāyu narrates that a mother mistakenly gives her own consecrated caru to her daughter and then, not realizing the exchange, consumes the daughter’s portion herself—thereby internalizing the rite’s intended effect.