Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 52
Śrī Rāmacandra-avatāra — Vow, Exile, Laṅkā-vijaya, and Rāma-rājya
Concise Bhāgavata Account
वनानि नद्यो गिरयो वर्षाणि द्वीपसिन्धव: । सर्वे कामदुघा आसन् प्रजानां भरतर्षभ ॥ ५२ ॥
vanāni nadyo girayo varṣāṇi dvīpa-sindhavaḥ sarve kāma-dughā āsan prajānāṁ bharatarṣabha
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, best of the Bharata dynasty, during the reign of Lord Rāmacandra the forests, the rivers, the hills and mountains, the states, the seven islands and the seven seas were all favorable in supplying the necessities of life for all living beings.
FAQs
This verse states that when dharma prevails, forests, rivers, mountains, lands, islands, and oceans become kāma-dughā—providing people with whatever is needed or desired.
Śukadeva uses 'bharatarṣabha' (“best of the Bharatas”) as an honorific address to the hearer while describing the flourishing condition of the people connected with the Bharata line and its righteous rule.
The verse highlights that collective righteousness—truthfulness, duty, and responsible leadership—supports harmony with nature, encouraging sustainable living and stewardship rather than exploitation.