Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 11
शतानन्दोपदेशः
Śatānanda’s Welcome to Rāma and the Prelude to Viśvāmitra’s History
नातिक्रान्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठ यत्कर्तव्यं कृतं मया।सङ्गता मुनिना पत्नी भार्गवेणेव रेणुका।।।।
nātikrāntaṁ muni-śreṣṭha yat kartavyaṁ kṛtaṁ mayā | saṅgatā muninā patnī bhārgaveṇeva reṇukā ||
“Bạch bậc tối thượng trong hàng hiền giả, con không hề xao lãng điều gì: việc cần làm, con đã làm trọn. Người vợ của vị ẩn sĩ đã được đoàn tụ với chính vị ẩn sĩ—như Reṇukā được sum họp cùng Bhārgava (Jamadagni) vậy.”
O Best of ascetics (Satananda)! All that is required to be done has been done and nothing was omitted. Ahalya was united with sage Gautama like Renuka with Jamadagni.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as completing what is rightfully required—restoring order after disruption. Reunification signifies re-establishment of gṛhastha-dharma and social-moral balance.
Viśvāmitra assures Śatānanda that the necessary act has been accomplished: Ahalyā’s reconciliation and return to her rightful state alongside Gautama.
Viśvāmitra’s accountability and clarity: he reports duty fulfilled without exaggeration, using a traditional exemplum (Reṇukā–Jamadagni) to communicate restoration.