Shloka 13
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु तीर्थयात्रापरो नृप: । गाधि: सदार: सम्प्राप्त: सर्चीकस्याश्रमं प्रति,इसी समय तीर्थयात्रा करते हुए राजा गाधि अपनी पत्नीके साथ ऋचीक मुनिके आश्रमपर आये
etasminn eva kāle tu tīrthayātrāparo nṛpaḥ | gādhiḥ sadāraḥ samprāptaḥ sarcīkasya āśramaṃ prati ||
Vāyu berkata: “Pada saat itu juga, Raja Gādhi—yang tekun menunaikan ziarah ke tīrtha (tempat suci)—tiba bersama permaisurinya di pertapaan resi Ṛcīka.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights pilgrimage and approaching sages as dharmic acts: a king’s authority is refined by humility before spiritual knowledge, and merit is sought through right association and sacred travel.
Vāyudeva narrates that King Gādhi, while on a pilgrimage, arrives with his wife at the hermitage of the sage Ṛcīka, setting up the ensuing interaction between royal householders and ascetic wisdom.