Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 9
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
ज्ञात्वा पुत्रस्य तत् कर्म गुरुणाभिहितं नृप: । देशान्नि:सारयामास सुतं त्यक्तविधिं रुषा ॥ ९ ॥
jñātvā putrasya tat karma guruṇābhihitaṁ nṛpaḥ deśān niḥsārayām āsa sutaṁ tyakta-vidhiṁ ruṣā
When King Ikṣvāku, thus informed by Vasiṣṭha, understood what his son Vikukṣi had done, he was extremely angry. Thus he ordered Vikukṣi to leave the country because Vikukṣi had violated the regulative principles.
FAQs
This verse shows that neglecting prescribed conduct (vidhi) is treated as a serious fault, warranting strong corrective action—here, the king banishes his son for deviating from proper rules.
Because, after hearing from the guru about the son’s improper act, the king judged that the son had forsaken rightful injunctions and, in anger and duty-bound discipline, expelled him from the kingdom.
It teaches accountability: when guidance from qualified teachers reveals wrongdoing, one should accept consequences and return to principled conduct rather than normalizing rule-breaking.