Shloka 8
Rāma’s Abhiṣeka Plan, Kaikeyī’s Boon, and the Initiation of the Exile
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account
स पर्वकाल कृत्वा तु मुनिवृत्त्या समन्वित: । अतिथि भ्यो ददावन्नं प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना,मुद्गल ऋषि मुनिवृत्तिसे रहते हुए पर्वकालोचित कर्मदर्श और पौर्णमास यज्ञ करके हर्षोल्लासपूर्ण हृदयसे अतिथियोंको भोजन देते थे
sa parvakālaṁ kṛtvā tu munivṛttyā samanvitaḥ | atithibhyo dadāv annaṁ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā ||
Habiendo observado debidamente los ritos propios del tiempo sagrado y viviendo con la disciplina de un sabio, el vidente Mudgala, con el corazón íntimo colmado de alegría, daba alimento a los huéspedes.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is shown by combining proper observance of sacred duties with wholehearted hospitality—giving food to guests with inner joy, not reluctance or mere formality.
Vyāsa describes Mudgala Ṛṣi: he performs the rites appropriate to the parvan season and, living as a sage, regularly feeds arriving guests, his heart pleased by the act of giving.