SB 9.15.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

प्रसादितः सत्यवत्या मैवं भूरिति भार्गवः ।
अथ तर्हि भवेत्पौत्रो जमदग्निस्ततो ऽभवत् ॥ ११ ॥

prasaditah satyavatya

maivam bhur iti bhargavah

atha tarhi bhavet pautro

jamadagnis tato 'bhavat

prasaditah-pacified; satyavatya-by Satyavati; ma-not; evam-thus; bhuh-let it be; iti-thus; bhargavah-the great sage; atha-if your son should not become like that; tarhi-then; bhavet-should become like that; pautrah-the grandson; jamadagnih-Jamadagni; tatah-thereafter; abhavat-was born.

TRANSLATION

Satyavati, however, pacified Rcika Muni with peaceful words and requested that her son not be like a fierce ksatriya. Rcika Muni replied, "Then your grandson will be of a ksatriya spirit." Thus Jamadagni was born as the son of Satyavati.

PURPORT

The great sage Rcika was very angry, but somehow or other Satyavati pacified him, and at her request he changed his mind. It is indicated here that the son of Jamadagni would be born as Parasurama.