Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.40: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 40
भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्
Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
अपेतमाल्यशोभानि ह्यसम्मृष्टाजिराणि च।
देवागाराणि शून्यानि न चाभान्ति यथापुरम्।।2.71.40।।
apetamālyaśobhāni hy asammṛṣṭājirāṇi ca |
devāgārāṇi śūnyāni na cābhānti yathāpuram || 2.71.40 ||
المعابدُ خلت من بهاء الأكاليل، وساحاتها غيرُ مكنوسةٍ ولا مُطهَّرة؛ تقف فارغةً، ولا تلمع كما كانت من قبل.
The temples stand devoid of the beauty of floral offerings. The floors of front yards are left unswept and unsmeared. They look deserted, devoid of brightness of the past.
FAQs
Public dharma includes sustaining sacred institutions; neglected temples symbolize a community’s spiritual and emotional breakdown during unrighteous upheaval or grief.
Bharata observes that even the temples—normally vibrant with worship—have become deserted and neglected.
Reverence and cultural responsibility—Bharata measures the kingdom’s health by the state of its sacred spaces.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Valmiki Ramayana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.