Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 7
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्
Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
तस्मात्प्रवर्त्यतां यज्ञ स्सशरीरो यथा दिवम्।गच्छेदिक्ष्वाकुदायादो विश्वामित्रस्य तेजसा।।।।तथा प्रवर्त्यतां यज्ञ स्सर्वे समधितिष्ठत।
tasmāt pravartyatāṃ yajñaḥ saśarīro yathā divam | gacched ikṣvākudāyādo viśvāmitrasya tejasā || tathā pravartyatāṃ yajñaḥ sarve samadhitiṣṭhata |
“Maka, hendaklah yajña ini dimulakan, supaya raja keturunan Ikṣvāku dapat naik ke svarga dengan tubuhnya sendiri melalui sinar tapas Viśvāmitra. Demikianlah, jalankanlah yajña—kamu semua ambillah tempat masing-masing dan mulakan.”
Hence let the sacrifice be performed in such a manner that the descendant of the Ikshvakus would attain heaven with his physical body through the spiritual power of Viswamitra. All of you commence the sacrifice".
FAQs
Dharma is framed as faithful execution of a solemn rite and honoring the declared intention—action aligned with word, and word aligned with spiritual responsibility.
The sages instruct that the sacrifice be performed so Triśaṅku can attain heaven bodily through Viśvāmitra’s power, and they call everyone to commence the ritual.
Collective duty (kartavya) and disciplined cooperation in carrying out a sacred undertaking.