Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 7
बालकाण्ड सर्ग ३६
गङ्गा-प्रभवप्रश्नः, शिवतेजोधारणं, कार्त्तिकेय-जन्म, उमाशापः
शितिकण्ठस्य देवस्य दिव्यं वर्षशतं गतम्।न चापि तनयो राम तस्यामासीत् परन्तप।।।।
śitikaṇṭhasya devasya divyaṃ varṣa-śataṃ gatam |
na cāpi tanayo rāma tasyām āsīt parantapa ||
Trải qua trăm năm trời của Thần Śitikaṇṭha; thế nhưng, hỡi Rāma—bậc khuất phục kẻ thù—nơi nàng vẫn chẳng sinh được một người con.
O Rama, tormentor of enemies, while Lord Siva was thus absorbed in sexual enjoyment, a hundred (celestial) years passed but no son was born to them.
FAQs
It points to kāla (time) as a dharmic force: outcomes are not always immediate, and patience and steadiness are implied virtues when results are delayed.
Viśvāmitra notes that despite a long span of divine time, no child was born, preparing the listener for the extraordinary developments that follow in the Gaṅgā narrative complex.
Endurance and composure in the face of delay—an implicit lesson about not forcing outcomes contrary to the larger order.