Shloka 56
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
स तस्य वचनाद्राजा तं वै पुत्रमृतध्वजम् ।
तमश्वरत्नमारोप्य कृतकौतुकमङ्गलम् ॥
sa tasya vacanād rājā taṃ vai putram ṛtadhvajam | tam aśvaratnam āropya kṛtakautukamaṅgalam ||
ഋഷിയുടെ വാക്കുകേട്ട് രാജാവ് ഹർഷിച്ചു; ശുഭകർമ്മങ്ങളും മംഗളോത്സവങ്ങളും നടത്തി, തന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഋതധ്വജനെ ആ രത്നസമമായ അശ്വത്തിന്മേൽ കയറ്റി ഇരുത്തി.
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FAQs
Purāṇic polity is ritually anchored: major acts (dispatching an heir, deploying a prized asset) are preceded by maṅgala rites, implying that worldly action should be harmonized with sacred order.
Vaṃśānucarita—depicting royal conduct and the formation of the heir’s public role.
Maṅgala rites symbolize the consecration of intent: before power moves outward (the prince’s mission), the inner and communal spheres are aligned through auspicious acts.