Shloka 10
आजहार सुरेशस्य हविषा मुदमाहरत् । अन्यैश्न विविधैर्यज्ञैरीजे बहुगुणैर्नूप:,देवर्षिगणोंसे सेवित श्रीरामने विधिपूर्वक राज्य पाकर अपनी कीर्तिसे सम्पूर्ण जगत्को व्याप्त कर दिया और समस्त प्राणियोंपर अनुग्रह करते हुए वे धर्मपूर्वक प्रजाका पालन करने लगे। भगवान् श्रीरामने निर्बाधरूपसे राजसूय और अश्वमेध-यज्ञका अनुष्ठान किया और देवराज इन्द्रको हविष्यसे तृप्त करके उन्हें अत्यन्त आनन्द प्रदान किया। राजा रामने नाना प्रकारके दूसरे-दूसरे यज्ञ भी किये थे, जो अनेक गुणोंसे सम्पन्न थे
ājāhāra sureśasya haviṣā mudam āharat | anyaiś ca vividhair yajñair īje bahuguṇair nṛpaḥ ||
Nārada said: “That king gratified the Lord of the gods with sacrificial oblations and thereby brought him great delight. He also performed many other kinds of sacrifices, richly endowed with auspicious qualities.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of kingship: a ruler sustains cosmic and social order through properly performed sacrifices and offerings, directing power toward public welfare and reverence for the divine rather than personal indulgence.
Nārada describes a king who pleases Indra with sacrificial oblations and who continues to perform many other diverse, well-qualified yajñas—portraying his reign as ritually grounded and merit-producing.