Shloka 44
इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रसङ्गः, पुरंजय-दैवसाहाय्य-कथा, युवनाश्व-मांधातृ-उत्पत्तिः, सौभरि-वैराग्योपदेशः
निर्वेष्टुकामो ऽस्मि नरेन्द्र कन्यां प्रयच्छ मे मा प्रणयं विभाङ्क्षीः न ह्य् अर्थिनः कार्यवशाभ्युपेताः ककुत्स्थगोत्रे विमुखाः प्रयान्ति
nirveṣṭukāmo 'smi narendra kanyāṃ prayaccha me mā praṇayaṃ vibhāṅkṣīḥ na hy arthinaḥ kāryavaśābhyupetāḥ kakutsthagotre vimukhāḥ prayānti
Ó rei, desejo me casar — concede-me tua filha. Não frustres meu propósito, pois aqueles que vêm como suplicantes à casa de Kakutstha nunca partem de mãos vazias.
A suitor/petitioner addressing a king of the Kakutstha (Ikṣvāku/Solar) lineage (as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya).
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Saubhari’s direct request to Māndhātṛ and the social-dharmic expectations of the Kakutstha house.
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Rāja-dharma includes steadfastness to one’s house-reputation: a noble lineage should not dismiss a petitioner who approaches in need.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Keep commitments and respond to legitimate requests with integrity; cultivate reliability so that one’s ‘kula’ (family/organization) becomes a refuge for those who seek help.
Vishishtadvaita: Ethics here functions as Bhagavad-ārādhana in society: dharma expressed as service and faithful conduct, aligning the jīva’s agency with the Lord’s moral order.
Vamsha: Surya
Dharma Exemplar: Dāna/Atithi-satkāra (honoring and fulfilling worthy petitions)
Key Kings: Saubhari, Māndhātṛ, Kakutstha
FAQs
It signals the prestige of the Ikṣvāku/Solar dynasty, where royal honor and dharma imply that sincere petitioners should not be dismissed without consideration.
Through a petitioner’s appeal to dynastic reputation, the narrative frames kingship as bound to public honor—responses to requests and alliances reflect the dynasty’s dharmic standing.
Even in genealogical stories, the Vishnu Purana treats righteous kingship and lineage as operating within Vishnu’s cosmic order—dharma in human society mirrors the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality.