Shloka 27
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
सत्यवत्युवाच काममेवं भवेत् पौत्रो ममेह तव च प्रभो । शमात्मकमहं पुत्र॑ लभेयं जपतां वर,सत्यवती बोली--प्रभो! आप जप करनेवाले ब्राह्मणोंमें सबसे श्रेष्ठ हैं, आपका और मेरा पौत्र भले ही उग्र स्वभावका हो जाय; परंतु पुत्र तो मुझे शान्तस्वभावका ही मिलना चाहिये
satyavaty uvāca kāmam evaṁ bhavet pautro mameha tava ca prabho | śamātmakam ahaṁ putraṁ labheyaṁ japatāṁ vara ||
萨蒂娅伐蒂说道：“愿如此，噢主宰——愿我们这一支所生的孙子，依你所定，即便性情刚烈也无妨。但至于我自己的儿子，噢诸诵持者中最胜者，我只愿得一位性情宁静、自制有度的孩子。”
ऋचीक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical discernment in seeking blessings: Satyavatī accepts a potentially fierce disposition for a future grandson, but insists that her own son embody śama (calm restraint). It underscores the value placed on self-control as a foundational virtue for personal and social dharma.
In a dialogue with the sage Ṛcīka, Satyavatī responds to the outcome of a boon or arrangement affecting offspring. She consents to one line producing a fierce-tempered descendant, yet requests that the child she herself bears be of peaceful, disciplined nature, addressing Ṛcīka as the foremost among mantra-reciters.