श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
राजा तथा दशरथो भुवनत्रयेऽपि ।
ख्यातो न पुत्रसुखमाप ततस्तु खिन्नः ।
आराध्य रङ्गपतिमच्युतमध्वरेण ।
लेभे तमेव तनयं खलु रामचन्द्रम् ॥
The Sadguru said:
King Daśaratha, though famous in the three worlds, did not attain the happiness of a son and was thus distressed. By propitiating the Lord of Raṅga, Acyuta, with a sacrifice, he indeed obtained that very Lord as his son, Rāmacandra.
śrīsadgururuvāca
rājā tathā daśaratho bhuvanatraye'pi
khyāto na putrasukhamāpa tatastu khinnaḥ |
ārādhya raṅgapatimacyutamadhvareṇa
lebhe tameva tanayaṃ khalu rāmacandram
राजा · rājā — the king
दशरथः · daśarathaḥ — Daśaratha
भुवनत्रयेऽपि · bhuvanatraye'pi — even in the three worlds
ख्यातः · khyātaḥ — famous
पुत्रसुखम् · putrasukham — happiness of a son
न · na — not
आप · āpa — attained
खिन्नः · khinnaḥ — distressed
रङ्गपतिम् · raṅgapatim — the Lord of Raṅga
अच्युतम् · acyutam — the immutable Lord
अध्वरेण · adhvareṇa — by a sacrifice
लेभे · lebhe — obtained
रामचन्द्रम् · rāmacandram — Rāmacandra
भुवनत्रयेऽपि ख्यातः राजा दशरथः पुत्रसुखं न आप, ततः खिन्नः अभूत्। सः अध्वरेण रङ्गपतिम् अच्युतम् आराध्य तमेव रामचन्द्रं तनयं लेभे।
the king · Daśaratha · even in the three worlds · famous · happiness of a son · not · attained · distressed · the Lord of Raṅga · the immutable Lord · by a sacrifice · obtained · Rāmacandra
This verse introduces the divine origin of the narrative, establishing that Śrī Rāmacandra is the very Lord of Raṅga (Acyuta) who incarnated to fulfill the prayers of King Daśaratha. It sets the devotional tone by identifying the protagonist not merely as a king, but as the Supreme Lord Himself.
