Shloka 12
भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat
ततो रथं समारुह्द स्तूयमानो द्विजातिभि: । प्रविश्य नगरं मात्रे सत्यवत्यै न््यवेदयम्
tato rathaṃ samāruhya stūyamāno dvijātibhiḥ | praviśya nagaraṃ mātre satyavatyai nyavedayam, mahārāja | tatpaścāt mayāpi brāhmaṇamukhāt svapraśaṃsāṃ śrutvā rathārūḍho hastināpuraṃ prāpya mātā satyavatīṃ sarvaṃ samācāraṃ yathārtharūpeṇa niveditam | mātāpi mama abhinandanaṃ cakāra | tataḥ paraṃ mayā kecid buddhimantaḥ puruṣāḥ tasyāḥ kanyāyā vṛttāntaparijñānakārye niyuktāḥ |
Dann bestieg ich meinen Wagen, während die Zweimalgeborenen mich priesen, fuhr in die Stadt ein und berichtete meiner Mutter Satyavatī, o König, die ganze Sache wahrheitsgetreu. Auch meine Mutter empfing mich und sprach mir Lob zu. Danach beauftragte ich einige kluge Männer, die Geschichte jener Jungfrau zu erforschen und vollständig zu klären.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct in governance and family duty: one should report matters truthfully to rightful elders/authorities and then proceed with prudent, evidence-based inquiry by appointing capable people to verify details.
Rāma returns to the capital, enters Hastināpura, and gives his mother Satyavatī an accurate report of events. After receiving her approval, he commissions intelligent men to investigate the background and circumstances of a certain maiden.