चिन्त्यन्तां राजकार्याणि तथा यच्चौर्ध्वदैहिकम् । कुरु स्नेहोचितं तस्य पृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणसत्तमान्
cintyantāṃ rājakāryāṇi tathā yaccaurdhvadaihikam | kuru snehocitaṃ tasya pṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇasattamān
„Sorgt für die Angelegenheiten des Reiches und ebenso für alles, was die Riten nach dem Tod erfordern. Nachdem du die erlesensten Brahmanen befragt hast, vollziehe für ihn die Handlungen, die Liebe und Pflicht gebühren.“
Ministers (addressing Rāma)
Listener: Rāma
Scene: A council scene: ministers advising Rāma; in the background, brāhmaṇas seated with palm-leaf texts; preparations for dignified post-death observances alongside administrative order.
Dharma requires balance: personal emotion must be harmonized with royal responsibility and properly guided rites.
Not specified in this verse; it provides dharmic counsel within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
It mentions aurdhvadaihika (post-death observances) and instructs consulting foremost brāhmaṇas for proper performance.