Valmiki Ramayana 1.73.7-8: Bala Kanda, Sarga 73, Shlokas 7-8
त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha · Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites
ततस्तामुषितो रात्रिं सह पुत्रैर्महात्मभिः ॥७॥
प्रभाते पुनरुत्थाय कृत्वा कर्माणि कर्मवित् ।
ऋषींस्तदा पुरस्कृत्य यज्ञवाटमुपागमत् ॥८॥
tatas tām uṣito rātriṃ saha putrair mahātmabhiḥ ||7||
prabhāte punar utthāya kṛtvā karmāṇi karmavit |
ṛṣīṃs tadā puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat ||8||
रात गुज़र गई, सुबह हुई। राजा अपने बेटों के साथ उठा। उसने अपना काम खत्म किया। रिशियों को आगे ले कर वो यज्ञ स्थल की तरफ गया।
With the night spent with his virtuous sons, he who knew his duties got up at dawn and performed his daily devotionas and reached the sacrificial place following the rishis.
FAQs
Constancy in duty: dharma is maintained through regular observance and respect for spiritual leadership, not only through heroic acts.
The same narrative moment is repeated/overlapped in the dataset: the king rises at dawn and proceeds to the ritual enclosure led by seers.
Reliability in conduct (niyama): the ruler’s life is governed by disciplined routine aligned with dharma.
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