Shloka 69
Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed
पुष्पकं च विमानं तत् पूजयित्वा स राघव: । प्रादाद् वैश्रवणायैव प्रीत्या स रघुनन्दन:,इसके बाद उस पुष्पकविमानकी पूजा करके रघुनन्दन श्रीरामने उसे कुबेरको ही प्रेमपूर्वक लौटा दिया
puṣpakaṃ ca vimānaṃ tat pūjayitvā sa rāghavaḥ | prādād vaiśravaṇāyaiva prītyā sa raghunandanaḥ ||
Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: Tras rendir homenaje con reverencia al carro aéreo Puṣpaka, Rāghava—deleite de la estirpe de Raghu—lo devolvió con gusto a Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera). Este pasaje realza la templanza y rectitud de Rāma: aun habiéndolo usado con justo derecho, no se aferra a una posesión maravillosa, sino que la restituye a su legítimo dueño con benevolencia.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one has access to extraordinary power or wealth, dharma requires honoring what is not truly one’s own. Rama models ethical kingship by worshipfully acknowledging the gift/vehicle and then returning it to its rightful owner, acting without greed and with goodwill.
Markandeya narrates that Rama, after using the celestial Puṣpaka-vimāna, performs due honor to it and then returns it to Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa), from whom it ultimately belongs, doing so happily and respectfully.