Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 10
चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम्
Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama
मुञ्चन्ति कुसुमान्येते नगाः पर्वतसानुषु।नीला इवातपापाये तोयं तोयधरा घनाः।।2.93.10।।
muñcanti kusumāny ete nagāḥ parvatasānuṣu | nīlā ivātapāpāye toyaṃ toyadharā ghanāḥ ||2.93.10||
An den Berghängen streuen diese Bäume ihre Blüten, als gossen dichte blaue Regenwolken am Ende des Sommers Wasser herab.
The trees on the mountain ridges are shedding flowers, like dense blue rain-clouds showering water at the end of summer.
FAQs
Dharma is suggested through harmony with nature: the epic frames the journey in a world where natural beauty accompanies righteous purpose, encouraging sensitivity rather than domination.
During the march, the narrator describes mountain trees shedding blossoms in a vivid cloud-and-rain simile.
Attentiveness and aesthetic reverence—seeing the world carefully, not merely using it as a backdrop for ambition.