Shloka 23
अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः
Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
वृद्धानां धर्मशीलानां राजर्षीणां महात्मनाम्।प्राप्नुह्यायुश्च कीर्तिं च धर्मं चोपहितं कुले।।।।
vṛddhānāṃ dharmaśīlānāṃ rājarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām |
prāpnuhy āyuś ca kīrtiṃ ca dharmaṃ copahitaṃ kule ||
Mögest du langes Leben und Ruhm erlangen wie die betagten Tugendhaften, die großen Rājārṣis; und mögest du das Dharma wahren, das seit jeher in deinem Geschlecht gegründet ist.
May you attain long life and fame like those of the aged, virtuous and great rajarsis who upheld the righteousness in the race.
FAQs
Lineage-dharma is emphasized: one should preserve the inherited standard of righteousness set by exemplary elders and sages.
Kauśalyā blesses Rāma, invoking models of ancient royal sages and the tradition of dharma in their family.
Rāma’s role as heir to a moral tradition—worthiness measured by continuity of dharma, not merely power.