रघुरुवाच । भगवंस्तिष्ठ मे हर्म्ये दिनमेकं मुनिव्रत । यावद्यतिष्ये भगवन्भवदर्थार्थमुच्चकैः
raghuruvāca | bhagavaṃstiṣṭha me harmye dinamekaṃ munivrata | yāvadyatiṣye bhagavanbhavadarthārthamuccakaiḥ
रघु म्हणाला— हे भगवन्, हे मुनिव्रत! माझ्या राजप्रासादात एक दिवस निवास करा. तोपर्यंत, हे पूज्य, तुमच्या कार्यासाठी आवश्यक साधन मी अत्यंत प्रयत्नाने सिद्ध करीन।
Raghu
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Inside Raghu’s palace at Ayodhyā: the king respectfully invites Agastya to stay one day, hands folded, attendants and lamps in a royal hall.
Dharma means taking responsibility: a king uses effort and resources to support sacred obligations.
Ayodhyā is the celebrated sacred landscape in which this exemplary royal dharma is narrated.
Support for guru-related duty (gurvartha) through rightful means, leading to dakṣiṇā/dāna.