Shloka 3.13.8

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः (Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati)

Devanagari script

अलङ्कृतोऽयं देशश्च यत्र सौमित्रिणा सह।वैदेह्या चानया राम वत्स्यसि त्वमरिन्दम।।।।

Transliteration

alaṅkṛto 'yaṃ deśaś ca yatra saumitriṇā saha | vaidehyā cānayā rāma vatsyasi tvam arindama ||

Translation

O Rāma, subduer of enemies: whatever place you dwell in together with Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa) and this Vaidehī (Sītā) will indeed appear adorned.

Context

O Rama, subduer of enemies! the place where you reside along with Lakshmana and Vaidehi will look adorned, indeed.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitrī)
• Sītā (Vaidehī)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that righteousness has a transformative social and spiritual effect: where virtuous persons live and act with dharma, the environment becomes ‘adorned’—uplifted in dignity, harmony, and auspiciousness.

What is the narrative situation?

A forest sage addresses Rāma during the exile journey, praising that any place where Rāma stays with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa becomes beautiful and blessed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dharmic presence—self-restraint, integrity, and protective righteousness—presented as inherently auspicious and elevating to the world around him.