Shloka 69
पुष्पकं च विमानं तत् पूजयित्वा स राघव: । प्रादाद् वैश्रवणायैव प्रीत्या स रघुनन्दन:,इसके बाद उस पुष्पकविमानकी पूजा करके रघुनन्दन श्रीरामने उसे कुबेरको ही प्रेमपूर्वक लौटा दिया
puṣpakaṃ ca vimānaṃ tat pūjayitvā sa rāghavaḥ | prādād vaiśravaṇāyaiva prītyā sa raghunandanaḥ ||
Markandeya said: After reverently honoring that aerial chariot Puṣpaka, Rāghava—Raghu’s delight—gladly returned it to Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera). The episode highlights Rama’s restraint and righteousness: even after rightful use, he does not cling to a wondrous possession, but restores it to its proper owner with goodwill.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one has access to extraordinary power or wealth, dharma requires honoring what is not truly one’s own. Rama models ethical kingship by worshipfully acknowledging the gift/vehicle and then returning it to its rightful owner, acting without greed and with goodwill.
Markandeya narrates that Rama, after using the celestial Puṣpaka-vimāna, performs due honor to it and then returns it to Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa), from whom it ultimately belongs, doing so happily and respectfully.