Shloka 8
विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना
Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection
स्वपुत्रं राजशार्दूल रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्।।।।काकपक्षधरं शूरं ज्येष्ठं मे दातुमर्हसि।
svaputraṃ rājaśārdūla rāmaṃ satyaparākramam | kākapakṣadharaṃ śūraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ me dātum arhasi ||
ឱ សីហរាជក្នុងចំណោមព្រះមហាក្សត្រ សមគួរណាស់ដែលព្រះองค์ប្រគល់ព្រះរាជបុត្ររបស់ព្រះองค์ឯង—ព្រះរាម ព្រះរាជបុត្រច្បង—អ្នកក្លាហាន មាំមួនក្នុងវីរភាពដ៏ពិត និងមានសក់ចំហៀងបែបយុវវ័យ (kākapakṣa)—ឲ្យខ្ញុំ។
The (solemn) vow for observance of religious rites being thus interrupted, I left that country as an exerted and discouraged man.
FAQs
Rajadharma includes honoring a sage’s righteous request and supporting the protection of sacred rites, even when it requires personal sacrifice.
Viśvāmitra formally asks Daśaratha to send his eldest son Rāma with him for safeguarding the sacrifice.
Rāma’s dependable valor (satya-parākrama) is emphasized, and Daśaratha’s virtue of duty-bound generosity is implicitly invoked.