Shloka 15
विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना
Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection
यदि ते धर्मलाभं च यशश्च परमं भुवि।।।।स्थितमिच्छसि राजेन्द्र रामं मे दातुमर्हसि।
yadi te dharma-lābhaṃ ca yaśaś ca paramaṃ bhuvi |
sthitam icchasi rājendra rāmaṃ me dātum arhasi ||
হে রাজেন্দ্র! যদি তুমি ধর্মলাভ এবং এই পৃথিবীতে পরম ও স্থায়ী যশ কামনা কর, তবে রামকে আমাকে অর্পণ করাই তোমার কর্তব্য।
O Kakustha! if your counsellors and all other sages headed by Vasishta give their consent, then only you may relieve Rama.
FAQs
Choosing dharma yields lasting honor: a ruler’s reputation is ethically meaningful when it arises from supporting righteous causes (protecting yajña and sages).
Viśvāmitra frames the king’s decision as a dharmic opportunity—sending Rāma will secure both righteousness and enduring renown.
Daśaratha’s kingly duty (rāja-dharma): prioritizing protection of sacred order over private reluctance.