Shloka 60
The Origin of the Daṇḍaka Forest and Rāma’s Dharma-Judgment
Vulture vs. Owl
ततःप्रभृति काकुत्स्थ दंडकारण्यमुच्यते । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां पृच्छसि राघव
tataḥprabhṛti kākutstha daṃḍakāraṇyamucyate | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yanmāṃ pṛcchasi rāghava
সেই সময়ৰ পৰা, হে কাকুৎস্থ বংশধৰ, ইয়াক দণ্ডকাৰণ্য বুলি কোৱা হয়। হে ৰাঘৱ, তুমি যি সুধিছিলা, সেই সকলো মই তোমাক সম্পূৰ্ণকৈ ক’লোঁ।
Unspecified narrator/sage addressing Rāma (Kākutstha/Rāghava)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ततःप्रभृति = ततः + प्रभृति; दण्डकारण्यमुच्यते = दण्डकारण्यम् + उच्यते; एतत्ते = एतत् + ते; सर्वमाख्यातम् = सर्वम् + आख्यातम्; यन्मां = यत् + माम्।
FAQs
It frames geography through sacred etymology: a region becomes known by a name (Daṇḍakāraṇya) due to an earlier event, showing how Purāṇic narration explains place-names as part of dharmic history.
It closes a Q&A exchange—“I have told you all that you asked”—highlighting the Purāṇic method of instruction through dialogue, where a seeker’s question guides the teaching.
It underscores attentive inquiry and complete instruction: the student asks respectfully, and the teacher responds comprehensively, modeling the dharmic ideal of learning through humility and clarity.