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Shloka 1.9.2

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.

Ṛśyaśṛṅga
V
Vibhaṇḍaka
F
forest (vana)

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.