Shloka 90
The Supremacy of Food-Charity and the Rāma–Śambūka Episode
Child Revived through Rājadharma
त्वत्कृतेन हि शूद्रोऽयं सशरीरोऽभ्यगाद्दिवं । देवानां भाषितं श्रुत्वा राघवः सुसमाहितः
tvatkṛtena hi śūdro'yaṃ saśarīro'bhyagāddivaṃ | devānāṃ bhāṣitaṃ śrutvā rāghavaḥ susamāhitaḥ
En verdad, por lo que tú has hecho, este Śūdra ha ido al cielo con su propio cuerpo. Al oír las palabras dichas por los dioses, Rāghava quedó plenamente sereno y atento.
Narrator (contextual; verse reports the gods’ statement and Rāghava’s reaction)
Concept: Divine realms respond to dharmic action; when adharma is corrected, even the marginalized can attain exalted destiny, and the righteous leader remains steady-minded upon receiving praise.
Application: Do good without agitation—receive praise without pride; let outcomes (even extraordinary ones) reinforce steadiness and responsibility rather than ego.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: शूद्रोऽयम् = शूद्रः अयम्; सशरीरोऽभ्यगात् = सशरीरः अभ्यगात्; अभ्यगाद्दिवम् = अभ्यगात् दिवम् (त् + द → द्द).
FAQs
It indicates an extraordinary kind of ascent—attaining heaven without discarding the physical body—used in Purāṇic narration to emphasize the exceptional potency of a deed and its karmic result.
The gods function as authoritative witnesses: their declaration confirms the outcome of the act and frames it as divinely acknowledged, not merely a human interpretation.
The verse models disciplined receptivity: when confronted with weighty moral or cosmic information, an ideal ruler/hero responds with composure, attention, and readiness to act in alignment with dharma.