Shloka 6
Sāvitrī-Upākhyāna: Dyumatsena’s Restoration and the Return to Kāmyaka
Conclusion
योडसौ कुलाधमो मूढो मया राज्येडभिषेचित: । सर्ववानरगोपुच्छा यमृक्षाश्न॒ भजन्ति वै,“उस वानरकुलकलंक मूर्खको मैंने ही राज्यपर अभिषिक्त किया है। इसके कारण सम्पूर्ण वानर, लंगूर तथा रीछ उसकी सेवा करते हैं
yo 'sau kulādhamaḥ mūḍho mayā rājye 'bhiṣecitaḥ | sarva-vānara-gopucchā yam-ṛkṣāś ca bhajanti vai ||
“ಆ ಮೂಢ—ಕುಲಾಧಮ—ನನ್ನಿಂದಲೇ ರಾಜ್ಯಾಭಿಷೇಕಿತನಾದನು; ಆ ಅಭಿಷೇಕದ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದಲೇ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಾನರರು, ಲಂಗೂರರು ಮತ್ತು ಋಕ್ಷರು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಅವನ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of legitimizing authority: a single act of consecration can compel widespread allegiance, even if the recipient is unworthy. It implicitly warns that those who confer power share responsibility for the consequences of that empowerment.
Mārkaṇḍeya refers to a particular individual—calling him foolish and a disgrace—whom he himself installed as king. Because that installation grants recognized legitimacy, the various forest-dwelling allies (monkeys, langurs, and bears) now serve and follow that ruler.