Shloka 19

इन्द्रवृत्रयुद्धवर्णनम्

Indra–Vṛtra Conflict and the Adversaries’ Tapas-Targeting Counsel

Devanagari script

लोपामुद्रोवाच कृतवानसि तत्‌ सर्व भगवन्‌ मम काड्क्षितम्‌ । उत्पादय सकृन्मह्ममपत्यं वीर्यवत्तरम्‌,लोपामुद्रा बोली--भगवन्‌! मेरी जो-जो अभिलाषा थी, वह सब आपने पूर्ण कर दी। अब मुझसे एक अत्यन्त शक्तिशाली पुत्र उत्पन्न कीजिये

Transliteration

Lopāmudrovāca: kṛtavān asi tat sarvaṁ bhagavan mama kāṅkṣitam | utpādaya sakṛn mahyam apatyaṁ vīryavattaram ||

Translation

Lopāmudrā thưa: “Bạch đấng tôn kính, mọi điều thiếp hằng mong mỏi, người đã làm trọn. Nay xin người—chỉ một lần—ban cho thiếp một đứa con có khí lực dũng mãnh.”

Word by Word

• {'Lopāmudrā': 'name of Agastya’s wife

• the speaker here', 'uvāca': 'said', 'kṛtavān asi': 'you have done

• you have accomplished', 'tat sarvam': 'all that', 'bhagavan': 'venerable one

• holy sir', 'mama': 'my', 'kāṅkṣitam': 'desired

• longed for', 'utpādaya': 'beget

• bring forth', 'sakṛt': 'once

• a single time', 'mahyam': 'for me

• to me', 'apatyam': 'offspring

• child', 'vīryavat-taram': 'more vigorous

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lopāmudrā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic balance between ascetic restraint and household responsibility: after discipline and mutual fulfillment, the pursuit of progeny is presented as a legitimate, purposeful aim within marriage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lopāmudrā addresses her husband respectfully, acknowledging that her earlier wishes have been met, and asks him to beget a single, exceptionally vigorous child.