Valmiki Ramayana 1.38.7: Bala Kanda, Sarga 38, Shloka 7
सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः · Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand
अपत्यलाभस्सुमहान् भविष्यति तवानघ ।
कीर्तिं चाप्रतिमां लोके प्राप्स्यसे पुरुषर्षभ ॥७॥
apatyalābhaḥ sumahān bhaviṣyati tavānagha |
kīrtiṃ cāpratimāṃ loke prāpsyase puruṣarṣabha ||7||
भृगु ने कहा, तुम्हे बहुत सारे बच्चे मिलेंगे। तुम्हारी बड़ाई दुनिया में किसी से कम नहीं होगी। तुम इंसानों में बड़े हो।
O sinless one, you will get a very great progeny, O best among men! you will acquire unparalleled fame in this world.
FAQs
Dharma-bearing kingship values continuity of lineage and righteous reputation; fame is portrayed as the fruit of dharmic life rather than mere conquest.
Bhṛgu pronounces the results of Sagara’s austerities: progeny and great fame.
Anaghatva (blamelessness) and worthiness—Sagara is addressed as deserving due to disciplined, righteous conduct.
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