शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
पदशब्दं तु मे श्रुत्वा मुनिर्वाक्यमभाषत।किं चिरायसि मे पुत्र पानीयं क्षिप्रमानय।।।।
padaśabdaṃ tu me śrutvā munir vākyam abhāṣata | kiṃ cirāyasi me putra pānīyaṃ kṣipram ānaya ||
میرے قدموں کی آہٹ سن کر مُنی نے یہ کلام فرمایا: "اے میرے بیٹے، تو نے اتنی دیر کیوں کی؟ جلدی سے پانی لے آ۔"
Hearing the sound of my footsteps, the sage said 'O son! why have you delayed? Bring me some water quickly'.
It points to filial service as dharma: the son’s duty to promptly serve elders (here, bringing water) is treated as a sacred obligation.
Within Daśaratha’s final lament, he recalls the earlier tragedy involving the ascetic family—setting up the karmic background for his present suffering.
The son’s obedience and service-mindedness are foregrounded as exemplary conduct.