Valmiki Ramayana 1.11.8-9: Bala Kanda, Sarga 11, Shlokas 8-9
ऋष्यशृङ्गानयनम् · Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā
Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 11
तं च राजा दशरथो यष्टुकामः कृताञ्जलिः ।
ऋश्यशृङ्गं द्विजश्रेष्ठं वरयिष्यति धर्मवित् ॥८॥
यज्ञार्थं प्रसवार्थं च स्वर्गार्थं च नरेश्वरः ।
लभते च स तं कामं द्विजमुख्याद्विशांपतिः ॥९॥
taṃ ca rājā daśaratho yaṣṭukāmaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ |
ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ varayiṣyati dharmavit ||8||
yajñārthaṃ prasavārthaṃ ca svargārthaṃ ca nareśvaraḥ |
labhate ca sa taṃ kāmaṃ dvijamukhyādviśāṃpatiḥ ||9||
राजा दशरथ यज्ञ करना चाहते थे। उन्होंने हाथ जोड़ के ऋष्यशृंग से कहा कि वो उनकी मदद करें। उन्हे बच्चे चाहिए थे और स्वर्ग जाना था। बड़े ब्राह्मिन की वजह से राजा को यह सब मिल गया।
King Dasaratha, lord of the people, and knower of dharma and truth, desirous of performing the sacrifice would ask Rsyasringa, with folded palms for granting a boon to perform a sacrifice in order to obtain children and to attain heaven. The king will get those desires fulfilled through that chief brahmin.
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The verse demonstrates the dharma of proper approach to spiritual authority. King Dasaratha, despite being a powerful monarch, approaches the brahmin Rsyasringa with humility (folded palms) and proper respect, acknowledging that spiritual boons and ritual success come through the grace of qualified priests.
King Dasaratha, having been advised to seek Rsyasringa's help for obtaining sons, prepares to formally request the sage to conduct the putrakameshti sacrifice. The king approaches with reverence, seeking both progeny for his dynasty and spiritual merit for the afterlife.
The verse emphasizes King Dasaratha's virtues of humility and proper reverence for spiritual authority. Despite his royal status as 'lord of the people,' he approaches the brahmin with folded palms, demonstrating that dharma requires even kings to show respect to those learned in sacred knowledge.
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