Shloka 10
महाभिषेकः
Sugriva’s Coronation and Angada’s Installation
सुसमृद्धां गुहां रम्यां सुग्रीवो वानरर्षभः।।प्रविष्टो विधिवद्वीरः क्षिप्रं राज्येऽभिषिच्यताम्।
susamṛddhāṃ guhāṃ ramyāṃ sugrīvo vānararṣabhaḥ | praviṣṭo vidhivad vīraḥ kṣipraṃ rājye 'bhiṣicyatām || 4.26.10 ||
ಸಮೃದ್ಧವೂ ರಮಣೀಯವೂ ಆದ ಗುಹಾ-ನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ವಾನರರ್ಷಭನಾದ ಸುಗ್ರೀವನು ವಿಧಿವತ್ತಾಗಿ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಲಿ; ಆ ವೀರನಿಗೆ ಶೀಘ್ರವೇ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೋಕ್ತ ವಿಧಿಯಿಂದ ರಾಜ್ಯಾಭಿಷೇಕ ಮಾಡಲಿ.
'Let Sugriva enter the beautiful prosperous cavern (Kishkinda) and be installed by you as king with due rituals.'
FAQs
Dharma of governance: rightful succession should be established promptly and ritually, preventing disorder after a ruler’s fall.
After Vālī’s death, the vānara leadership urges immediate installation of Sugrīva to restore legitimate rule in Kiṣkindhā.
Administrative responsibility—placing public order above personal hesitation.