Sutíkshṇa
Family: Hermits · Role: hermit · First appears: Book III, Canto 6 · Ráma’s Promise
Life events
- Sutíkshṇa offers Ráma the choice of heavenly worlds through his favor.(Book III, Canto 7 · Sutíkshna)
- With: Ráma
- “Accept this meed of holy vows, And with thy brother and thy spouse, Roam, through my favour, in the sky Which saints celestial glorify.”
Book III, Canto 6 · Ráma’s Promise
- with Ráma (Ráma goes to Sutíkshṇa’s home; the passage states a visit, not a relationship.) “And then with Lakshmaṇ by his side, With penance-wealthy men to guide, Sutíkshṇa’s home he sought.”
Book III, Canto 7 · Sutíkshna
- protégé: Ráma “First good Sutíkshṇa, as elsewhere, when he saw The shades of night around them draw, With hospitable care The princely chieftains entertained With store of choicest food ordained For holy hermit’s fare.”
- protégé: Lakshmaṇ “First good Sutíkshṇa, as elsewhere, when he saw The shades of night around them draw, With hospitable care The princely chieftains entertained With store of choicest food ordained For holy hermit’s fare.”
- protégé: Sítá (Sutíkshṇa entertains Sítá as a guest.) “First good Sutíkshṇa, as elsewhere, when he saw The shades of night around them draw, With hospitable care The princely chieftains entertained With store of choicest food ordained For holy hermit’s fare.”
Book III, Canto 11 · Agastya
- pupil: Ráma “I, my Prince, will gladly teach / The way Agastya’s home to reach.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.