अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः
Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision
जातमिष्टमपत्यं मे त्वमद्यानुपमं भुवि।दत्तमिष्टमधीतं च मया पुरुषसत्तम।।2.4.13।।
jātam iṣṭam apatyaṃ me tvam adyānupamaṃ bhuvi | dattam iṣṭam adhītaṃ ca mayā puruṣasattama || 2.4.13 ||
पुरुषसत्तम, त्वं मे अद्य भुवि अनुपमम् इष्टम् अपत्यं जातम्। मया इष्टं दत्तं च, अधीतं च यथाविधि।
O best of men! I have obtained now a progeny of my liking in you and you have no equal on earth. I have given gifts, performed rituals and also studied (the Vedas) .
It connects dharma to completeness of duty: charity, sacrifice, and learning culminate in producing a worthy successor who upholds righteousness.
Daśaratha expresses fulfillment—both in having Rāma as his ideal son and in having completed key religious and social obligations.
Recognition of merit and lineage-responsibility—valuing a successor fit to carry dharma forward.
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