← 1.10.8 · Bāla Kāṇḍa 10: Daśaratha brings Ṛṣyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā · 1.10.10 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.10.9

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Daśaratha brings Ṛṣyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā. Daśaratha visits Romapāda in Aṅga, asks for Ṛṣyaśṛṅga’s help with the sacrifice and brings the ṛṣi & Śāntā to Ayodhyā

In the sequence: Sumantra continues Sanatkumāra's prophecy: Daśaratha will ask his friend Romapāda to send Śāntā's husband to perform a sacrifice for the continuation of his line → Ṛṣyaśṛṅga will agree, and four renowned sons will be born

1.10.9

yajñārthaṃ prasavārthaṃ ca svargārthaṃ ca nareśvaraḥ
labhate ca sa taṃ kāmaṃ dvija mukhyād viśāṃ patiḥ

for the sake of the sacrifice, of progeny, and of heaven; and that lord of men, ruler of the people, obtains that wish from the chief of brahmins.

Words: yajñārthaṃ — for the sake of the sacrifice; prasavārthaṃ — for the sake of progeny; ca — and; svargārthaṃ — for the sake of heaven; ca — and; nareśvaraḥ — the lord of men; labhate — obtains; ca — and; sa — he; taṃ — that; kāmaṃ — wish, desire; dvija — brahmin; mukhyād — from the chief; viśāṃ — of the people; patiḥ — lord

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.