Shloka 53
Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)
स निश्चित्य ततः कृत्यं स्वसारमुपसान्त्व्य च | ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे राजा विधाय नगरे विधिम्
sa niścitya tataḥ kṛtyaṃ svasāram upasāntvya ca | ūrdhvam ācakrame rājā vidhāya nagare vidhim ||
Ayant ainsi arrêté la conduite à tenir, le roi consola sa sœur ; puis, après avoir établi dans la cité les règles et les défenses nécessaires, il s’élança vers les hauteurs, prenant la voie des airs.
(श्रीरम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Resolve (niścaya) should be paired with responsibility: a ruler does not rush toward a goal without first ensuring order, protection, and proper arrangements for those dependent on him, including family and the city.
The king decides on his intended action, consoles his sister, organizes the city’s regulations/defenses, and then departs upward by an aerial path.