Text
ekaḥ saṅkalpitaḥ putraḥ
sapta saptābhavan katham
yadi te viditaṁ putra
satyaṁ kathaya mā mṛṣā
Synonyms
ekaḥ—one; saṅkalpitaḥ—was prayed for; putrah—son; sapta sapta—forty-nine; abhavan—came to be; katham—how; yadi—if; te—by you; viditam—known; putra—my dear son; satyam—the truth; kathaya—speak; ma—do not (speak); mṛṣā—lies. ¶
Translation
I prayed for only one son, but now I see that there are forty-nine. How has this happened? My dear son Indra, if you know, please tell me the truth. Do not try to speak lies. ¶