ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga (and the Remedy for Drought)
सनत्कुमारो भगवान्पूर्वं कथितवान्कथाम्।ऋषीणां सन्निधौ राजन् तव पुत्रागमं प्रति।।।।
sa vane nityasaṃvṛddho munir vanacaraḥ sadā |
nānyaṃ jānāti viprendro nityaṃ pitranuvartanāt ||
Raised continually in the forest and ever living as a forest-roaming muni, that foremost of brahmins knew no one else, for he constantly followed only his father.
"O king, the divine Sanatkumara had narrated a story about your posterity in the presence of sages.
Filial duty and disciplined upbringing: steadfast service to one’s parent/teacher is presented as a foundation for brahmacarya and moral formation.
The narration describes Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s isolated forest life—he has no social exposure beyond his father.
Obedience and single-pointed discipline (niyama), arising from constant attendance upon his father.