Shloka 20
महाभिषेकः
Sugriva’s Coronation and Angada’s Installation
ततः प्रकृतयस्सर्वा दृष्ट्वा हरिगणेश्वरम्।।प्रणम्य मूर्ध्ना पतिता वसुधायां समाहिताः।
tataḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā dṛṣṭvā harigaṇeśvaram | praṇamya mūrdhnā patitā vasudhāyāṁ samāhitāḥ ||
Da verneigten sich alle Bürger, als sie den Herrn der Hari-Scharen sahen, warfen sich nieder, die Stirn zur Erde, und setzten sich gesammelt in stiller Sammlung.
Then all the subjects of the city collected together, prostrated to the chief of the monkey clan with their forehead touching the ground (as a mark of respect) and sat down.
FAQs
Civic dharma: subjects honor rightful leadership through respectful conduct, sustaining social harmony.
The people of Kiṣkindhā formally receive Sugrīva with prostration and attentive assembly.
Sugrīva’s acknowledged legitimacy and the community’s orderly reverence.