ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga
and the Remedy for Drought
तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य कालस्समभिवर्तत ।अग्निं शुश्रूषमाणस्य पितरं च यशस्विनम्।।।।
tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya kālaḥ samabhivartata |
agniṃ śuśrūṣamāṇasya pitaraṃ ca yaśasvinam ||
وہ اسی طرح زندگی بسر کرتا رہا تو اس پر زمانہ گزرتا گیا—وہ مقدّس آگنی کی خدمت میں لگا رہتا اور اپنے نامور والد کی بھی دل سے خدمت و اطاعت کرتا تھا۔
Kasyapa has a famous son named Vibhandaka. It was prophesied that he would have a son named Rsyasringa.
Daily dharma is shown as steady service—both to sacred ritual obligations and to one’s parent/teacher—sustained over time.
The story depicts Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s routine: tending the sacred fire and serving his father as years pass.
Consistency and devotion (niṣṭhā) expressed through service and ritual attentiveness.