Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 7
चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः
Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama
ददर्श वने तस्मिन्महत स्सञ्चयान्कृतान्।मृगाणां महिषाणां च करीषै शशीतकारणात्।।2.99.7।।
dadarśa vane tasmin mahataḥ sañcayān kṛtān |
mṛgāṇāṁ mahiṣāṇāṁ ca karīṣaiḥ śaśīta-kāraṇāt || 2.99.7 ||
In jenem Wald sah er auch große Haufen getrockneten Dungs — von Hirschen und Büffeln — aufgeschichtet als Schutz gegen die Kälte.
On seeing the princes now assembled in the great forest like mighty leaders of elephant herds, inhabitants of the forest had nothing but tears of grief, not joy, to shed.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē ēkōnaśatatamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the ninetyninth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Simplicity aligned with necessity: dharma in the forest is sustained by using minimal, available resources without indulgence.
Bharata notices practical preparations for cold—heaps of dung-cakes gathered in the forest.
Endurance and adaptability—life in exile is met with disciplined, humble means rather than complaint.
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