Shloka 16
विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना
Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection
यदिह्यनुज्ञां काकुत्स्थ ददते तव मन्त्रिण:।।।।वसिष्ठप्रमुखा: सर्वे ततो रामं विसर्जय।
yad ihy anujñāṃ kākutstha dadate tava mantriṇaḥ |
vasiṣṭha-pramukhāḥ sarve tato rāmaṃ visarjaya ||
हे काकुत्स्थ! यदि वसिष्ठ-प्रमुख तुम्हारे सभी मंत्री अनुमति दें, तब तुम राम को विदा कर सकते हो।
You should spare your dear son, the lotus-eyed Rama, impartial and detached, for ten nights.
FAQs
Dharma is practiced with due process and respect for counsel: a king acts responsibly by aligning decisions with wise advisors and the family preceptor.
Viśvāmitra allows a procedural safeguard: Daśaratha may send Rāma after receiving consent from Vasiṣṭha and other counselors.
Prudence and respect for guru-guided counsel in royal decision-making.