Shloka 10
शुनःशेफविक्रयः
The Sale of Śunaḥśepa for the Sacrifice
देशान् जनपदांस्तां स्तान्नगराणि वनानि च।आश्रमाणि च पुण्यानि मार्गमाणो महीपति: ।।।।स पुत्रसहितं तात सभार्यं रघुनन्दन ।भृगुतुंदे समासीनमृचीकं सन्ददर्श ह।।।।
deśān janapadāṃs tāṃs tān nagarāṇi vanāni ca | āśramāṇi ca puṇyāni mārgamāṇo mahīpatiḥ || sa putrasahitaṃ tāta sabhāryaṃ raghunandana | bhṛgutuṇḍe samāsīnam ṛcīkaṃ sandadarśa ha ||
हे तात, हे रघुनंदन राम! तो राजा अनेक देश, जनपद, नगरे, वने आणि पुण्य आश्रम शोधत शोधत, अखेरीस भृगुतुंडावर आसनस्थ ऋचीक मुनींना—पुत्रांसह व पत्नीसह—दर्शनास आला।
O Dear Rama, the delight of Raghu clan! the king scoured countries, villages, cities, forests, sacred hermitages till he saw sage Richika in the Bhrigutunda mountain sitting with his sons and wie.
FAQs
Dharma is perseverance in a vowed duty: the king searches widely to fulfill sacrificial responsibility rather than abandoning the rite halfway.
In Viśvāmitra’s tale, the king—unable to find a suitable sacrificial animal—travels extensively and reaches Ṛcīka on Bhṛgutuṇḍa.
The king’s determination and commitment to ritual obligation, paired with respect for ascetic sanctuaries.