Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 38, Shloka 18
सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः
Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand
घृतपूर्णेषु कुम्भेषु धात्र्यस्तान् समवर्धयन्।कालेन महता सर्वे यौवनं प्रतिपेदिरे।।।।
ghṛtapūrṇeṣu kumbheṣu dhātryas tān samavardhayan | kālena mahatā sarve yauvanaṃ pratipedire ||
En vasijas colmadas de ghee, las nodrizas los criaron; y, tras un largo transcurrir del tiempo, todos alcanzaron la plenitud de la juventud.
Nurses placed all of them in pots filled with clarified butter and fostered them. They attained adolescence after a long time.
FAQs
Dharma includes responsible nurture: the community (caregivers) supports life and growth, showing that sustaining the young is a moral duty, not merely a private act.
The unusually born sons are preserved and brought up through special care until they reach adolescence.
Compassionate service and stewardship (the nurses’ devoted fostering).