Shloka 1.38.15

सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः — Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणमृषिं कृत्वा शिरसाऽभिप्रणम्य च।जगाम स्वपुरं राजा सभार्यो रघुनन्दन ।।।।

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇam ṛṣiṃ kṛtvā śirasā ’bhipraṇamya ca | jagāma svapuraṃ rājā sabhāryo raghunandana ||

Translation

O Raghunandana, the king—together with his wives—circumambulated the sage in pradakṣiṇā, bowed his head in reverence, offered salutations, and then returned to his own capital.

Context

O son of the Raghus! the king along with his wives, having circumambulated saint Bhrugu, bowed his head in reverence, saluted him with folded hands and returned to his capital.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Raghunandana)
• Sage (Ṛṣi; identified in the given word-meaning as Bhṛgu)
• King Sagara (implied by narrative continuity)
• Wives of the king
• Ayodhyā (implied as svapura/capital)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is reverence toward spiritual authority: honoring a sage through pradakṣiṇā and respectful salutations, recognizing that power and kingship are guided by higher moral and ascetic authority.

What is the narrative situation?

After meeting and receiving the sage’s favor/blessing, the king completes formal acts of respect and returns to his capital with his queens.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and propriety (maryādā): even a king submits to disciplined etiquette before a sage.