Shloka 19
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
सत्यवतीके गर्भगत बालकको देखकर भृगुश्रेष्ठ ऋचीकने अपनी उस देवरूपिणी पत्नीसे कहा--'भद्रे! तुम्हारी माताने चर बदलकर तुम्हें ठग लिया। तुम्हारा पुत्र अत्यन्त क्रोधी और क्रूरकर्म करनेवाला होगा ।। उत्पत्स्यति च ते भ्राता ब्रह्म भूतस्तपोरत: । विश्व हि ब्रह्म सुमहच्चरौ तव समाहितम्
utpatsyati ca te bhrātā brahma-bhūtas tapo-rataḥ | viśvaṁ hi brahma sumahac carau tava samāhitam ||
见到萨蒂娅瓦蒂腹中的胎儿，婆利古族中最卓越的仙人利支迦对他那具天女之相的妻子说道：“贤淑者啊！你的母亲调换了祭粥（chāru），欺瞒了你。你的儿子将极其暴怒，行事凶酷。并且，你还将有一位兄长出生——他以苦行而近于梵（Brahman），专志于苦修（tapas）；因为那广大、遍一切处的梵之圣力，已被凝聚在你的供献之中。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that spiritual intention and disciplined austerity (tapas) can shape destiny and character: ritual potency is not merely external, but carries ethical and psychological consequences, producing divergent temperaments—one oriented to ascetic realization, another to harsh action—depending on what is ‘concentrated’ into one’s formation.
Within the Ṛcīka–Satyavatī episode, a sacrificial preparation (caru) meant to determine the nature of offspring has been exchanged, and Ṛcīka foresees the results: Satyavatī will have a brother born with Brahman-like, ascetic qualities, because the great spiritual force has been placed into her portion of the oblation.