Shloka 1
शुनःशेफविक्रयः
The Sale of Śunaḥśepa for the Sacrifice
विश्वामित्रो महात्माथ प्रस्थितान् प्रेक्ष्य तानृषीन्।अब्रवीन्नरशार्दूलस्सर्वांस्तान्वनवासिन:।।।।
viśvāmitro mahātmātha prasthitān prekṣya tān ṛṣīn | abravīn naraśārdūlaḥ sarvāṃs tān vanavāsinaḥ ||
तब महात्मा विश्वामित्र ने उन वनवासी ऋषियों को प्रस्थान करते देखकर, नर-शार्दूल श्रीराम को संबोधित करते हुए उन सब से कहा।
O Tiger among men (Rama)! thereafter great Viswamitra seeing the departing sages of the forest said:
FAQs
Dharma is transmitted through instruction: the guru (Viśvāmitra) guides the disciple (Rāma) by narrating and interpreting events involving sages and vows.
A transition into a new episode: Viśvāmitra begins speaking to Rāma after observing the sages depart.
Rāma’s receptivity as a disciplined listener, and Viśvāmitra’s role as a teacher who frames events for moral understanding.