Shloka 14
Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)
चिन्तयंश्र॒ महातेजा गुणान् रामस्य वीर्यवान् । अभ्यभाषत भद्ं ते प्रीयमाण: पुरोहितम्
cintayaṃś ca mahātejā guṇān rāmasya vīryavān | abhyabhāṣata bhadraṃ te prīyamāṇaḥ purohitam, rājan | brahman! adya puṣya-nakṣatram; rātrau cāsya parama-pavitra-yogo bhavitā | rājyābhiṣeka-sāmagrīṃ sajjīkuru, rāmaṃ ca tad-viṣayaṃ vijñāpaya ||
Markandeya said: Reflecting on the virtues of the mighty and valiant Rama, the radiant king Dasharatha, pleased at heart, addressed his family priest: “May it be well with you. O Brahmin, today the asterism Pushya prevails, and tonight it will be joined by a supremely auspicious and purifying conjunction. Prepare the requisites for the royal consecration, and inform Rama of it as well.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharmic kingship: a ruler honors virtue (Rama’s guṇas), follows proper counsel through the purohita, and undertakes major political acts (coronation) in alignment with sacred timing and ritual order, emphasizing legitimacy, restraint, and reverence for auspicious discipline.
Markandeya recounts how King Dasharatha, pleased while contemplating Rama’s virtues, speaks to his priest and orders preparations for Rama’s coronation, noting that the day’s Pushya nakshatra and an especially auspicious night-yoga make the time suitable; he also instructs that Rama be informed.