Shloka 5
शुनःशेफविक्रयः
The Sale of Śunaḥśepa for the Sacrifice
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु अयोध्याधिपतिर्नृप:।अम्बरीष इति ख्यातो यष्टुं समुपचक्रमे।।।।
etasminn eva kāle tu ayodhyādhipatir nṛpaḥ | ambarīṣa iti khyāto yaṣṭuṃ samupacakrame ||
அதே நேரத்தில் அயோத்தியாவின் அதிபதி, ‘அம்பரீஷன்’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்ற அரசன் யாகம் செய்யும் திருக்கருமத்தைத் தொடங்கினான்॥
At this time Ambarisha, a well-known king of Ayodhya, launched preparations for a sacrifice.
FAQs
The verse introduces rājadharma expressed through yajña: a king is expected to uphold social and cosmic order by undertaking sanctioned rites and responsibilities with public intent.
King Ambarīṣa of Ayodhyā begins preparations to perform a sacrifice, setting the stage for the ensuing conflict around the sacrificial victim.
Initiative and duty-consciousness (kartavya-niṣṭhā): the king actively begins a rite associated with royal responsibility.