Shloka 69
Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed
पुष्पकं च विमानं तत् पूजयित्वा स राघव: । प्रादाद् वैश्रवणायैव प्रीत्या स रघुनन्दन:,इसके बाद उस पुष्पकविमानकी पूजा करके रघुनन्दन श्रीरामने उसे कुबेरको ही प्रेमपूर्वक लौटा दिया
puṣpakaṃ ca vimānaṃ tat pūjayitvā sa rāghavaḥ | prādād vaiśravaṇāyaiva prītyā sa raghunandanaḥ ||
Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: Nachdem er den Himmelswagen Puṣpaka ehrfürchtig verehrt hatte, gab Rāghava—Wonne des Hauses Raghu—ihn freudig an Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) zurück. Die Begebenheit hebt Rāmas Selbstbeherrschung und Rechtschaffenheit hervor: selbst nach rechtmäßigem Gebrauch klammert er sich nicht an ein wunderbares Gut, sondern erstattet es dem rechtmäßigen Besitzer in guter Gesinnung.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one has access to extraordinary power or wealth, dharma requires honoring what is not truly one’s own. Rama models ethical kingship by worshipfully acknowledging the gift/vehicle and then returning it to its rightful owner, acting without greed and with goodwill.
Markandeya narrates that Rama, after using the celestial Puṣpaka-vimāna, performs due honor to it and then returns it to Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa), from whom it ultimately belongs, doing so happily and respectfully.