Shloka 7
उद्योगप्रवर्तनम्
Mobilization and Counsel on Kingship
एतेत्युच्चैर्हरिवरान्सुग्रीवस्समुदाहरत्।तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा हरयश्शीघ्रमाययुः।।4.38.7।।बद्धाञ्जलिपुटास्सर्वे ये स्युः स्त्रीदर्शनक्षमाः।
etety uccair hari-varān sugrīvaḥ samudāharat | tasya tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā harayaḥ śīghram āyayuḥ ||4.38.7|| baddhāñjali-puṭāḥ sarve ye syuḥ strī-darśana-kṣamāḥ |
“एत” इत्युच्चैः सुग्रीवो हरिवरान् समुदाहरत्। तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा हरयः शीघ्रमाययुः—बद्धाञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वे, ये स्त्रीदर्शनक्षमाः।
Then seeing the monkeys who had come there, king Sugriva who was shining like the Sun-god asked them to get a palanquin ready at once.
FAQs
Dharma is social order and respect: the verse highlights disciplined conduct, reverence (folded hands), and adherence to royal boundaries of space and audience.
Sugrīva calls in select Vānara leaders; they arrive quickly and respectfully, following court protocol.
The Vānara attendants’ discipline and respect; Sugrīva’s command authority exercised within proper norms.