Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 3, Shloka 38
यौवराज्याभिषेक-उपकल्पनम्
Preparations for Rama’s Installation as Yuvaraja
स तं सस्मितमाभाष्य पुत्रं पुत्रवतां वरः।।।।उवाचेदं वचो राजा देवेन्द्रमिव काश्यपः।
sa taṃ sasmitaṃ ābhāṣya putraṃ putravatāṃ varaḥ |
uvācedaṃ vaco rājā devendram iva kāśyapaḥ ||
সস্মিতভাৱে পুত্ৰক সম্বোধন কৰি, পুত্ৰৱানসকলৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ সেই ৰজাই এই বাক্য ক’লে—যেন কাশ্যপে দেৱেন্দ্ৰক কোৱা দৰে।
The best among fathers, he (Dasaratha) said these words to his son with a smile, like Kasyapa addressing Devendra.
FAQs
Dharma is transmitted through affectionate instruction: the father’s smile and direct address frame guidance as benevolent, not coercive.
Daśaratha transitions from welcoming gestures to formally speaking to Rāma.
Daśaratha’s dignified warmth and the auspicious authority of a father-king.