Valmiki Ramayana 2.15.20: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 15, Shloka 20
अभिषेकसज्जा तथा सुमन्त्रस्य प्रेषणम्
Coronation Preparations and Sumantra’s Commission
तुष्टावास्य तदा वंशं प्रविश्य स विशांपतेः।।2.15.20।।शयनीयं नरेन्द्रस्य तदाऽऽसाद्य व्यतिष्ठत।
tuṣṭāva asya tadā vaṃśaṃ praviśya sa viśāṃpateḥ || 2.15.20 ||
śayanīyaṃ narendrasya tadā āsādya vyatiṣṭhata |
वो राजा के अंदर के कमरे में गया। उसने राजा के वंश की तारीफ की। फिर राजा के सोने के कमरे के पास जाके वहीं खड़ा हो गया।
Entering the king's inner apartment, he began extoling the virtues of the royal dynasty, and stood there as he approached the king's bed-chamber.
FAQs
Legitimacy anchored in itihāsa and lineage: praise of the dynasty underscores continuity of rajadharma and the moral weight of inherited responsibility.
Sumantra reaches the king’s private chamber to rouse him, first invoking the dignity of the royal house.
Reverence and tact: Sumantra uses respectful praise rather than abrupt intrusion.
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