Valmiki Ramayana 1.13.23: Bala Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 23
हयमेध
यज्ञोपक्रमः · Commencement of the Aśvamedha Preparations
तथा केकयराजानं वृद्धं परमधार्मिकम् ।
श्वशुरं राजसिंहस्य सपुत्रं त्वमिहानय ॥२३॥
tathā kekayarājānaṃ vṛddhaṃ paramadhārmikam |
śvaśuraṃ rājasiṃhasya saputraṃ tvam ihānaya ||23||
केकय के राजा को भी यहाँ लाओ। वो बूढ़े हैं और बहुत धरम वाले हैं। वो दशरथ के ससुर हैं। अपने बेटों के साथ उन्हे भी बुला लाओ।
Likewise bring here the aged and very righteous king of Kekaya along with his sons. He is father-in-law to this lion among kings (Dasaratha).
FAQs
Dharma is shown as honoring elders and kinship ties (śvaśura-sambandha) while assembling righteous participants for sacred rites.
Vasiṣṭha instructs Sumantra to invite the Kekaya king, noting both his righteousness and his family relation to Daśaratha.
The Kekaya king is characterized by paramadharma—exemplary righteousness—together with venerable age and family responsibility.
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