Shloka 3.11.26

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः (Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya)

Devanagari script

क्वचित्परिदशान्मासानेकं संवत्सरं क्वचित्।।3.11.25।।क्वचिच्छ चतुरो मासान् पञ्च षट्चापरान्क्वचित्।अपरत्राधिकं मासादप्यर्धमधिकं क्वचित्।।3.11.26।।त्रीन्मासानष्टमासांश्च राघवो न्यवसत्सुखम्।

Transliteration

kvacit paridaśān māsān ekaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ kvacit || 3.11.25 ||

kvacit ca caturo māsān pañca ṣaṭ cāparān kvacit |

aparatrādhikaṃ māsād apy ardham adhikaṃ kvacit || 3.11.26 ||

trīn māsān aṣṭamāsāṃś ca rāghavo nyavasat sukham |

Translation

At times he stayed ten months, at times a full year; sometimes four months, sometimes five or six; elsewhere more than a month, and at times even more than an added half-month. Thus Rāghava dwelt at ease for three months and also for eight, calmly observing the discipline of exile.

Context

Rama lived happily here for about ten months, there one year, here four or five or six months and there over one or half a month or three or eight months in another.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Raghava)
• Hermitages (ashramas)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Consistency in righteous living across changing conditions: dharma is maintained not by comfort but by discipline and intent.

What is the narrative situation?

A continued/split presentation of the duration-summary of Rama’s stays among hermitages.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Anasakti (non-attachment): he does not cling to one residence, moving as duty and circumstance require.