Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 11
शतानन्दोपदेशः
Śatānanda’s Welcome to Rāma and the Prelude to Viśvāmitra’s History
नातिक्रान्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठ यत्कर्तव्यं कृतं मया।सङ्गता मुनिना पत्नी भार्गवेणेव रेणुका।।।।
nātikrāntaṁ muni-śreṣṭha yat kartavyaṁ kṛtaṁ mayā | saṅgatā muninā patnī bhārgaveṇeva reṇukā ||
“O best of sages, nothing has been neglected by me: what ought to be done has been done. The sage’s wife has been reunited with the sage—just as Reṇukā was with the Bhārgava (Jamadagni).”
O Best of ascetics (Satananda)! All that is required to be done has been done and nothing was omitted. Ahalya was united with sage Gautama like Renuka with Jamadagni.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as completing what is rightfully required—restoring order after disruption. Reunification signifies re-establishment of gṛhastha-dharma and social-moral balance.
Viśvāmitra assures Śatānanda that the necessary act has been accomplished: Ahalyā’s reconciliation and return to her rightful state alongside Gautama.
Viśvāmitra’s accountability and clarity: he reports duty fulfilled without exaggeration, using a traditional exemplum (Reṇukā–Jamadagni) to communicate restoration.