Shloka 66
Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed
ततस्तं वैष्णवे शूंर नक्षत्रेडभिमते5हनि । वसिष्ठो वामदेवश्व॒ सहितावभ्यषिज्चताम्,तत्पश्चात् विष्णुदेवतासम्बन्धी श्रवण नक्षत्रका पुण्य दिवस आनेपर वसिष्ठ और वामदेव दोनों ऋषियोंने मिलकर शूरशिरोमणि भगवान् रामका राज्याभिषेक किया
tatas taṃ vaiṣṇave śūra nakṣatre ’bhimate ’hani | vasiṣṭho vāmadevaś ca sahitāv abhyasiñcatām ||
Pagkaraan, sa isang mapalad na araw na minamahal nila, nang ang konstelasyong Vaiṣṇava (Śravaṇa) ay nasa tugatog, ang dalawang pantas na sina Vasiṣṭha at Vāmadeva ay magkasamang nagsagawa ng banal na pagluklok sa trono ng magiting na Panginoong Rāma. Ipinahihiwatig ng pangyayaring ito na ang wastong paghahari ay dapat itatag sa sagradong panahon, sa basbas ng Veda, at sa patnubay ng mga gurong ganap ang kaalaman, upang ang pagkahari ay maging katiwalang dharmiko at hindi lamang kapangyarihan.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule is grounded in dharma: it is affirmed through sacred rites, auspicious timing, and the sanction of wise teachers, reminding that political authority should serve righteousness rather than personal ambition.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that on an auspicious Vaiṣṇava day associated with the Śravaṇa nakṣatra, the sages Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva jointly perform Rāma’s royal consecration (abhiṣeka), formally installing him as king.