पुत्रजन्मोत्सवः — Birth of the Princes and Viśvāmitra’s Arrival
Bālakāṇḍa 18
यथाऽमृतस्य सम्प्राप्तिर्यथावर्षमनूदके।यथा सदृशदारेषु पुत्रजन्माऽप्रजस्य च ।।।।प्रणष्टस्य यथालाभो यथा हर्षो महोदये।तथैवागमनं मन्ये स्वागतं ते महामुने।।।।
yathāmṛtasya samprāptir yathā varṣam anūdake | yathā sadṛśadāreṣu putrajanmāprajasya ca ||
praṇaṣṭasya yathālābho yathā harṣo mahodaye | tathaivāgamanaṃ manye svāgataṃ te mahāmune ||
O dakilang pantas, maligayang pagdating. Itinuturing kong ang iyong pagdating ay gaya ng pagkamit ng amrita, gaya ng ulan sa tuyong lupain, gaya ng pagsilang ng anak sa walang supling sa pamamagitan ng karapat-dapat na asawa, gaya ng muling pagkakamit ng nawala, at gaya ng galak na dulot ng dakilang tagumpay.
"O great sage, welcome to you! Your arrival, to me, is like nectar (to a human being), rains to the parched land, birth of a son to the childless through his worthy wife, recovery of lost properity and festive joy in a great achievemnt.
Dharma is truthful reverence: Daśaratha openly honors virtue and tapas, showing that righteousness includes gratitude and respectful recognition of the holy.
Daśaratha formally welcomes Viśvāmitra and expresses how auspicious and life-giving the sage’s arrival feels to him through a series of similes.
Bhakti and humility in kingship—Daśaratha’s sincere, satya-filled welcome elevates the sage and models ideal royal speech.