Shloka 2.103.10

पिण्डदानदर्शनम् — The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering

Devanagari script

इदमिक्ष्वाकुनाथस्य राघवस्य महात्मनः।राघवेण पितुर्दत्तं पश्यतैतद्यथाविधि।।2.103.10।।

Transliteration

idam ikṣvākunāthasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ |

rāghaveṇa pitur dattaṁ paśyataitad yathāvidhi || 2.103.10 ||

Translation

Behold, in due rite, this offering that Rāghava (Rāma) has given to his father—Daśaratha, the great-souled lord of the Ikṣvāku line.

Context

Have darsan of this pinda offered by Rama according to tradition to his magnanimous father, Dasaratha, lord of the Ikshvaku race.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Daśaratha (Rāghava; Ikṣvāku-nātha)
• Piṇḍa (funerary offering)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Ritual and filial dharma: performing prescribed rites (yathāvidhi) for one’s father is treated as a moral obligation sustaining social and spiritual order.

What is the narrative situation?

Vasiṣṭha draws attention to the piṇḍa offering made by Rāma for Daśaratha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and correctness in duty—Rāma’s careful adherence to tradition despite exile.