Shloka 1.9.18

ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga (and the Remedy for Drought)

Devanagari script

ऋश्यशृङ्गस्तु जामाता पुत्रांस्तव विधास्यति।सनत्कुमारकथितमेतावद्व्याहृतं मया।।।।

Transliteration

sanatkumāro bhagavān pūrvaṃ kathitavān kathām |

ṛṣīṇāṃ sannidhau rājan tava putrāgamaṃ prati ||

Translation

O King, the divine Sanatkumāra had earlier recounted, in the presence of an assembly of sages, a tale concerning the coming of sons to you.

Context

'Risyasringa, your son-in-law, would help you to obtain sons'. Thus said Sanathkumara which I have related to you.

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumāra
• Daśaratha
• ṛṣis (sages)

FAQs

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

Respect for truthful, tradition-bearing testimony: a king should heed the words of realized sages and preserve righteous lineage through dharmic means.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra begins recounting an earlier prophetic account by Sanatkumāra about how Daśaratha would obtain sons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s receptivity and humility before sacred counsel (guru/ṛṣi-vākya) and Sumantra’s faithful transmission of tradition.