Shloka 7
ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga
and the Remedy for Drought
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु रोमपाद: प्रतापवान्।अङ्गेषु प्रथितो राजा भविष्यति महाबल:।। ।।
etasminn eva kāle tu romapādaḥ pratāpavān |
aṅgeṣu prathito rājā bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ ||
اسی زمانے میں رومپاد نامی پرتابی بادشاہ—جو انگ دیش میں مشہور تھا—وہاں عظیم قوت و شجاعت کے ساتھ راج کر رہا تھا۔
Grown up in the forest and always moving with his father, that sage knows none other than his father.
FAQs
The verse sets up the king’s dharma: political power must be guided by righteousness, because a ruler’s conduct affects the whole realm.
A new key figure—King Romapāda of Aṅga—is introduced as the concurrent ruler in the storyline.
Royal strength and public renown are noted, foreshadowing responsibility and consequences tied to kingship.