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== Saintly King (raja-rsi) ==

== Saintly King (raja-rsi) ==

When Dasharatha ruled Ayodhya, the great sage Visvamitra once came to him to take away Lord Ramacandra and Laksmana to the forest to kill a demon. When the saintly person Visvamitra came to the court of Maharaja Dasharatha, the King, in order to receive the saintly person, asked him, ''aihistam yat tat punar janma jayaya''. He asked the sage whether everything was going on well in his endeavor to conquer the repetition of birth and death. The whole process of Vedic civilization is based on this point{{Citation needed}} . Through the disciplic succession the royal order was on the same platform as great saintly persons (raja-rsis). Formerly they could understand the philosophy of life and knew how to train the citizens to come to the same standard. In other words, they knew how to deliver the citizens from the entanglement of birth and death.

When Dasharatha ruled Ayodhya, the great sage Visvamitra once came to him to take away Lord Ramacandra and Laksmana to the forest to kill a demon. When the saintly person Visvamitra came to the court of Maharaja Dasharatha, the King, in order to receive the saintly person, asked him, ''aihistam yat tat punar janma jayaya''. He asked the sage whether everything was going on well in his endeavor to conquer the repetition of birth and death. The whole process of Vedic civilization is based on this point <ref name=":3"> A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ''[https://www.vedabase.com/en/sb/5/10/15 (Bhagavata Purana)]'' The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Commentary on SB 5.10.15</ref> . Through the disciplic succession the royal order was on the same platform as great saintly persons (raja-rsis). Formerly they could understand the philosophy of life and knew how to train the citizens to come to the same standard. In other words, they knew how to deliver the citizens from the entanglement of birth and death.

Dasharatha's ocean of charities engulfed Ayodhya's poverty, so no beggars walked the streets. Dasharatha crossed the ocean of knowledge by plunging deep into the scriptures, he crossed the ocean of enemies by cutting across them through deft use of his sword and he crossed the ocean of vices by immersing himself in spiritual practices. Dasharatha's in-depth knowledge of the Vedas, expertise in military sciences, far-sightedness in administration, purity of mindset and kindness and empathy were qualities that made his kingdom flawless. <ref name=":2"> Shubha Vilas ''[http://www.jaicobooks.com/j/j_searchtry.asp?selcat=author_name&keyword=Shubha%20Vilas (Ramayana, The Game of Life)]'' Book 1 : Roar with courage page 21-25</ref>

Dasharatha's ocean of charities engulfed Ayodhya's poverty, so no beggars walked the streets. Dasharatha crossed the ocean of knowledge by plunging deep into the scriptures, he crossed the ocean of enemies by cutting across them through deft use of his sword and he crossed the ocean of vices by immersing himself in spiritual practices. Dasharatha's in-depth knowledge of the Vedas, expertise in military sciences, far-sightedness in administration, purity of mindset and kindness and empathy were qualities that made his kingdom flawless. <ref name=":2"> Shubha Vilas ''[http://www.jaicobooks.com/j/j_searchtry.asp?selcat=author_name&keyword=Shubha%20Vilas (Ramayana, The Game of Life)]'' Book 1 : Roar with courage page 21-25</ref>