Shloka 673
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
कृत्वा ब्राह्मणसंस्थां वै प्रविष्ट: सुमहद् वनम् । महाराज! कश्यपने पृथ्वीको दानमें लेकर उसे ब्राह्मणोंके अधीन कर दिया और वे स्वयं विशाल वनके भीतर चले गये
kṛtvā brāhmaṇasaṁsthāṁ vai praviṣṭaḥ sumahad vanam | mahārāja! kaśyapena pṛthvīko dānameṁ lekar use brāhmaṇoṁke adhīn kar diyā aura ve svayaṁ viśāl vanake bhītar cale gaye |
Having duly established the order and authority of the Brahmins, he entered a vast forest. O great king, Kaśyapa accepted the earth as a gift, placed it under the stewardship of the Brahmins, and then himself withdrew into the great wilderness—an act that frames kingship as accountable to dharma and renunciation as the culmination of rightful rule.
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is grounded in dharma: the realm is to be entrusted to righteous custodians (here, Brahmins as guardians of sacred law), and the ruler’s ultimate ideal is detachment—withdrawal into the forest after fulfilling duty.
Vāsudeva describes how Kaśyapa received the earth as a gift, placed it under Brahmin stewardship, and then retired into a vast forest, signaling a transition from worldly authority to ascetic withdrawal.