Valmiki Ramayana 2.102.39: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 102, Shloka 39
पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च
Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī
Setting: Chitrakuta region (forest approaches where the meeting is to occur)Places named: CitrakūṭaProcession moving toward the brothers’ meeting-place
भ्रातृ़णां त्वरितास्ते तु द्रष्टुकामा समागमम् ।
ययुर्बहुविधैर्यानैः खुरनेमिस्वनाकुलैः ॥३९॥
bhrātṝṇāṃ tvaritās te tu draṣṭukāmāḥ samāgamam |
yayur bahuvidhair yānaiḥ khuranēmisvanākulaiḥ ||39||
Eilig, das Wiedersehen der Brüder zu schauen, zogen sie in mancherlei Gefährten dahin, erfüllt vom Klirren der Hufe und dem Dröhnen der Räder.
Sandhi Notes
- भ्रातृ़णां→भ्रातॄणाम्
- त्वरितास्ते→त्वरिताः ते
- द्रष्टुकामा समागमम्→द्रष्टुकामाः समागमम्
- बहुविधैर्यानैः→बहुविधैः यानैः
- खुरनेमिस्वनाकुलैः→खुर-नेमि-स्वन-आकुलैः
Eager to see the union of brothers, all those people went by every sort of vehicle filled with the sounds of hooves and wheels.
The teaching
Collective movement toward reconciliation underscores dharma’s public dimension: society gravitates toward rightful harmony and kinship-restoration.
- Ethical theme
- Social dharma / rājadhrama (contextual)
For your practice
Contemplation on saṅgama (reunion) as a bhāva: moving the mind swiftly toward sāttvika reconciliation and humility.
Mood and themes
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder), with Vira (heroism)
- Mood
- Eager, hurried, resonant
Themes
- Itihasa
- Dharma
- Reunion
- Public emotion
The many vehicles converging toward one meeting point can mirror the convergence of diverse upāyas toward a single puruṣārtha (unity behind multiplicity).
Chāndogya-style movement from nāma-rūpa plurality toward ekatva (one reality) suggested metaphorically by collective convergence.
- Bharata and Rama
- Brothers; impending reunion (anticipatory)
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.40-42 (sound of procession affecting earth and animals); Ayodhyākāṇḍa: Bharata’s march to Citrakūṭa (surrounding sargas)
Ṛgveda storm/rumble imagery (sound likened to cosmic phenomena in adjacent verse)
Ayodhyākāṇḍa: public grief and movement after Rāma’s exile (earlier processions in Ayodhyā)
Anuṣṭup (śloka)
Narrative
Madhyama-gati with quickened cadence to mimic haste
FAQs
Dharma as collective participation in righteous events: people recognize that the brothers’ reunion has moral and political significance for the kingdom.
The crowd moves swiftly, with audible commotion from transport, toward the place of meeting.
Communal solidarity: the community gathers around the restoration of harmony among the heirs.
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