Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 38, Shloka 1
सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः
Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand
तां कथां कौशिको रामे निवेद्य कुशिकात्मज:।पुनरेवापरं वाक्यं काकुत्स्थ मिदमब्रवीत्।।।।
tāṃ kathāṃ kauśiko rāme nivedya kuśikātmajaḥ | punar evāparaṃ vākyaṃ kākutstha idam abravīt || 1.38.1 ||
Setelah menyampaikan kisah itu kepada Rāma, Kauśika, keturunan Kuśika, sekali lagi mengucapkan kata-kata yang lain, lalu berkata kepada zuriat Kakutstha ini.
Viswamitra, an offspring of Kusika having related the story (of Karthikeya) to the son of the Kakusthas (Rama) said again.
FAQs
Dharma of instruction: sacred history is transmitted responsibly from a qualified teacher to a worthy listener for moral formation.
Viśvāmitra concludes one episode and transitions to the next, continuing his teaching narrative to Rāma.
Attentive discipleship and authoritative teaching: Rāma listens; Viśvāmitra guides through instructive history.