Valmiki Ramayana 1.16.27-29: Bala Kanda, Sarga 16, Shlokas 27-29
पायसप्रादुर्भावः · The Manifestation of the Divine Payasa and the Avatara Resolution
कौसल्यायै नरपतिः पायसार्धं ददौ तदा ।
अर्धादर्धं ददौ चापि सुमित्रायै नराधिपः ॥२७॥
कैकेय्यै चावशिष्टार्धं ददौ पुत्रार्थकारणात् ।
प्रददौ चावशिष्टार्धं पायसस्यामृतोपमम् ॥२८॥
अनुचिन्त्य सुमित्रायै पुनरेव महीपतिः ।
एवं तासां ददौ राजा भार्याणां पायसं पृथक् ॥२९॥
kausalyāyai narapatiḥ pāyasārdhaṃ dadau tadā |
ardhād ardhaṃ dadau cāpi sumitrāyai narādhipaḥ ||27||
kaikeyyai cāvaśiṣṭārdhaṃ dadau putrārthakāraṇāt |
pradadau cāvaśiṣṭārdhaṃ pāyasasyāmṛtopamam ||28||
anucintya sumitrāyai punar eva mahīpatiḥ |
evaṃ tāsāṃ dadau rājā bhāryāṇāṃ pāyasaṃ pṛthak ||29||
राजा ने कौसल्या को खीर का आधा हिस्सा दिया। बाकी आधे में से सुमित्रा को चौथा हिस्सा दिया। फिर कैकेयी को भी चौथा हिस्सा मिला, बेटे पाने के लिए। आखरी हिस्सा भी राजा ने सुमित्रा को दे दिया, सोच के। खीर अमृत जैसी थी। राजा ने अलग-अलग रानियों को यह खीर बाँट दी।
Then Dasaratha gave half the portion of payasam to Kausalya, half of the remaining half to Sumitra, half of the remaining portion (one-eighth of original) to Kaikeyi for the sake of a son. On further thinking, he gave the remaining one-eighth portion to Sumitra. In this manner the king divided and distributed the payasam among his wives separately.
FAQs
Dharma here includes responsible household governance: Daśaratha distributes a sacred gift thoughtfully among his queens, aiming at a righteous end (progeny) while maintaining balance and consideration.
After receiving the consecrated payasa, Daśaratha apportions it among Kausalyā, Sumitrā, and Kaikeyī, then adjusts the distribution after reflection.
Prudence and care in family duty—Daśaratha’s reflective decision-making in matters affecting the royal household and lineage.
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