Shloka 7
Ambā’s Vow of Tapas after Paraśurāma’s Assessment (अम्बाया तपोव्रतनिश्चयः)
कृतो यत्नो महादेवस्तपसा55राधितो मया । कन्या भूत्वा पुमान् भावी इति चोक्तोडस्मि शम्भुना
kṛto yatno mahādevas tapasā rādhito mayā | kanyā bhūtvā pumān bhāvī iti cokto 'smi śambhunā ||
毗湿摩说道：“我竭尽全力，以苦行礼敬大天摩诃提婆。商布（湿婆）亲口对我说：‘先会诞生一个女儿，后来她将化为男子。’纵然我一再恳求只赐一子，湿婆仍宣示此乃命运既定之法度，不可更改，并言：‘既已说出之语，必将应验。’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even intense effort and devotion may culminate in an outcome shaped by daiva (destiny); the ethical stance implied is acceptance of what is divinely ordained when it is declared unalterable, rather than insisting that personal preference must prevail.
Bhīṣma recounts that he performed austerities to propitiate Śiva and sought a son, but Śiva granted a specific boon: a daughter would be born who would later become male—an event presented as fixed by destiny and therefore not subject to change.