Shloka 2.64.8

शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः (The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death)

Devanagari script

यन्निमित्तमिदं तात सलिले क्रीडितं त्वया।उत्कण्ठिता ते मातेयं प्रविश क्षिप्रमाश्रमम्।।।।

Transliteration

yan nimittam idaṃ tāta salile krīḍitaṃ tvayā | utkaṇṭhitā te māteyaṃ praviśa kṣipram āśramam ||

Translation

Dear child, for whatever reason you have been playing in the water so long—enter the hermitage quickly; your mother here is anxious.

Context

'O Dear child, whatever be the reason, you have been sporting in the water so long, come at once to the hermitage. Your mother is anxious.

Characters & Entities

• Śravaṇa
• Śravaṇa’s mother
• Śravaṇa’s father
• Āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

It reflects gṛhastha/āśrama ethics and filial responsibility: the child is called to reassure and serve anxious parents—care for elders is treated as a dharmic obligation.

What is the narrative situation?

Within Daśaratha’s remembered Śravaṇa episode, the father calls the son back from the water because the mother is worried.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Parental care and vigilance, and by implication the son’s expected obedience and service.