Shloka 24
वर्षावर्णनम्
The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing
बालेन्द्रगोपान्तरचित्रितेनविभाति भूमिर्नवशाद्वलेन।गात्रानुपृक्तेन शुकप्रभेणनारीव लाक्षोक्षितकम्बलेन।।
bālendra-gopāntara-citritena vibhāti bhūmir nava-śādvalena | gātrānupṛktena śuka-prabheṇa nārīva lākṣokṣita-kambalena ||
Die Erde leuchtet von jungem, frischem Gras, gesprenkelt mit kleinen Indragopa‑Insekten; sie gleicht einer Frau, in ein papageiengrünes Tuch gehüllt und mit rotem Lack bestreut.
'The earth shines with fresh-grown, tender grass speckled here and there with small Indragopa insects. It appears like a woman wearing a parrot-green veil sprinkled with red lac dye.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring the world as sacred and orderly: the renewed earth is portrayed with dignity and beauty, encouraging truthful reverence for creation rather than exploitation.
Rama points out how the monsoon renews the ground—new grass and red speckles of insects—using a vivid feminine simile.
Reverence and sensitivity: a refined gaze that sees ethical meaning in beauty and renewal.