Shloka 7
Rāma’s Abhiṣeka Plan, Kaikeyī’s Boon, and the Initiation of the Exile
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account
तस्येन्द्र: सहितो देवै: साक्षात् त्रिभुवनेश्चर: । प्रत्यगृह्लान्महाराज भागं पर्वणि पर्वणि,महाराज! प्रत्येक पर्वपर तीनों लोकोंके स्वामी साक्षात् इन्द्र देवताओंसहित पधारकर उनके यज्ञमें भाग ग्रहण करते थे
tasyendraḥ sahito devaiḥ sākṣāt tribhuvaneśvaraḥ | pratyagṛhlān mahārāja bhāgaṃ parvaṇi parvaṇi ||
O great king, Indra himself—the manifest Lord of the three worlds—would come accompanied by the gods and, at each recurring sacrificial occasion, accept his allotted share in that man’s rite. The passage underscores that when a sacrifice is performed in due order and with proper offerings, even the highest divine powers are said to acknowledge it by receiving their portion, affirming the moral force of disciplined ritual duty.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Faithfully performed duty—here, the orderly offering of shares in sacrifice—creates a moral and cosmic alignment (ṛta/dharma) so strong that the tradition portrays even the gods as responding by accepting their due portion.
Vyāsa tells the king that Indra, accompanied by the gods, would personally arrive and receive his share of the offerings on each sacred occasion, indicating the exceptional efficacy and correctness of the sacrifice being described.