SB 6.18.54

SB 6.18.54

Devanagari

सांवत्सरं पुंसवनं व्रतमेतदविप्लुतम् ।
धारयिष्यसि चेत्तुभ्यं शक्रहा भविता सुत: ॥ ५४ ॥

Verse text

sāṁvatsaraṁ puṁsavanaṁ
vratam etad aviplutam
dhārayiṣyasi cet tubhyaṁ
śakra-hā bhavitā sutaḥ

Synonyms

sāṁvatsaram — for one year ; puṁsavanam — called puṁsavana ; vratam — vow ; etat — this ; aviplutam — without violation ; dhārayiṣyasi — you will perform ; cet — if ; tubhyam — for you ; śakra-hā — the killer of Indra ; bhavitā — will be ; sutaḥ — a son.

Translation

Kaśyapa Muni continued: If you perform this ceremony called puṁsavana, adhering to the vow with faith for at least one year, you will give birth to a son destined to kill Indra. But if there is any discrepancy in the discharge of this vow, the son will be a friend to Indra.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

If you perform this ceremony called puṁsavana without violations, you will give birth to a son who is śakra-hā (either the killer of Indra, or follower of Indra). Puṁsavanam means “giving a son.”