Shloka 21
सोमक–जन्तु उपाख्यानम्
Somaka–Jantu Exemplar: The Quest for a Hundred Sons
आपका पुत्र जन्तु पुनः: अपनी माताके ही पेटसे उत्पन्न होगा। उस समय उसकी बायीं पसलीमें एक सुनहरा चिह्न होगा
soma-ka uvāca—tava putro jantuḥ punaḥ svamātuḥ kukṣau punar utpatsyate; tadā tasya vāma-pārśve (vāma-pasau) suvarṇa-cihnaṃ bhaviṣyati.
Somaka nói: “Con trai ngài, Jantu, sẽ lại sinh ra từ chính bụng mẹ của mình. Khi chào đời, nơi sườn trái (gần xương sườn) của nó sẽ có một dấu vàng.”
सोमक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes continuity of moral causality across lives: rebirth can occur within the same familial context, and a distinctive sign may serve to confirm identity, reinforcing accountability and the ordered nature of karma.
Somaka foretells that the son named Jantu will be born again from his own mother, and that a golden mark on his left side/rib will identify him at birth.