Shloka 21

Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s Luring, Rainfall at Aṅga, and Reconciliation with Vibhāṇḍaka (ऋश्यशृङ्गोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

स तत्र निक्षिप्य सुतं महर्षि- रुवाच सूर्याग्निसमप्रभाव: । जाते च पुत्रे वनमेवात्रजेथा राज्ञ: प्रियाण्यस्य सर्वाणि कृत्वा,सूर्य और अग्निके समान प्रभावशाली महर्षिने अपने पुत्रको वहीं छोड़ दिया और कहा --<बेटा! पुत्र उत्पन्न हो जानेपर इन अंगराजके सारे प्रिय कार्य सिद्ध करके फिर वनमें ही आ जाना”

Transliteration

sa tatra nikṣipya sutaṃ maharṣir uvāca sūryāgnisamaprabhāvaḥ | jāte ca putre vanam evātraje thā rājñaḥ priyāṇy asya sarvāṇi kṛtvā ||

Translation

وإذ ترك ابنه هناك، قال الحكيم العظيم—المتوهّج كالشمس والنار—: «يا بُنيّ، وقد وُلد لك ابنٌ الآن، فأتمِمْ كلَّ ما يهوى هذا الملك ويرغب فيه؛ ثم ارجع ثانيةً إلى الغابة».

Word by Word

सःhe

तत्रthere

निक्षिप्यhaving placed/left

सुतम्son

महर्षिःthe great sage

उवाचsaid

सूर्याग्नि-सम-प्रभावःhaving brilliance equal to the sun and fire

जातेwhen (he) was born / upon birth

चand

पुत्रेin/when the son (is)

वनम्to the forest

एवindeed/only

अत्रhere

जेथाःyou should come/return (having conquered/achieved); here: come back

राज्ञःof the king

प्रियाणिdear/pleasing (things)

अस्यof him

सर्वाणिall

कृत्वाhaving done/accomplished

Speaker

विभाण्डक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vibhāṇḍaka (विभाण्डक)

son (suta/putra)

king (rājā/rājñāḥ)

forest (vana)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Worldly responsibilities—especially those tied to lineage and obligations to a ruler—should be fulfilled conscientiously; once duties are completed, one may return to a life of restraint and spiritual pursuit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vibhāṇḍaka leaves his son in a royal setting and instructs him: after a son is born (securing lineage), he should carry out all the king’s desired tasks and then come back to the forest to resume ascetic life.