Shloka 62
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue
तथैवेयं धरा देवी सागरान्ता सपत्तना । कश्यपाय मया दत्ता कृत्स्ना नगरमालिनी
tathaiveyaṃ dharā devī sāgarāntā sapattanā | kaśyapāya mayā dattā kṛtsnā nagaramālinī ||
رام (پرشورام) نے کہا— “اسی طرح یہ دیوی دھرتی بھی—جو سمندر تک محدود ہے اور بستیوں و شہروں کی مالا سے آراستہ ہے—میں نے پوری کی پوری مہارشی کشیپ کو دان کر دی ہے۔”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of complete giving (dāna) and renunciation: even the highest form of worldly possession—sovereignty over the whole earth—is to be relinquished and entrusted to a worthy sage, emphasizing humility, expiation, and the supremacy of spiritual authority over material power.
Paraśurāma declares that, after giving away his wealth, he has also donated the entire ocean-bounded earth—adorned with cities and towns—to the sage Kaśyapa, marking a decisive transfer of dominion and a turning away from worldly rule.