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 ||
वानरांतील श्रेष्ठ सुग्रीव त्या रम्य व समृद्ध गुहा-नगरीत प्रवेश करो; आणि त्या वीराचा विधिपूर्वक लवकरच राज्याभिषेक व्हावा।
'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.