Shloka 6
ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga
and the Remedy for Drought
तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य कालस्समभिवर्तत ।अग्निं शुश्रूषमाणस्य पितरं च यशस्विनम्।।।।
tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya kālaḥ samabhivartata |
agniṃ śuśrūṣamāṇasya pitaraṃ ca yaśasvinam ||
इस प्रकार रहते हुए उसका समय बीतता गया; वह पवित्र अग्नि की शुश्रूषा करता और यशस्वी पिता की भी भक्ति-भाव से सेवा करता रहा।
Kasyapa has a famous son named Vibhandaka. It was prophesied that he would have a son named Rsyasringa.
FAQs
Daily dharma is shown as steady service—both to sacred ritual obligations and to one’s parent/teacher—sustained over time.
The story depicts Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s routine: tending the sacred fire and serving his father as years pass.
Consistency and devotion (niṣṭhā) expressed through service and ritual attentiveness.