Shloka 14
हेमन्तवर्णनम् तथा भरतधर्मनिष्ठा-चिन्तनम्
Winter Description and Reflection on Bharata’s Devotion
ज्योत्स्न तुषारमलिना पौर्णमास्यां न राजते।सीतेव चातपश्यामा लक्ष्यते न तु शोभते।।।।
jyotsnā tuṣāramalinā paurṇamāsyāṃ na rājate | sīteva cātapaśyāmā lakṣyate na tu śobhate ||
Even on the full-moon night, the moonlight, dulled by frost, does not gleam; it is seen, yet does not shine—like Sītā, darkened by the heat’s harshness.
The west wind which by nature feels cold at this time blows doubly cold, hit by snow.
FAQs
It suggests compassion within duty: dharma is not mere rule-following; it includes sensitivity to another’s suffering—beauty can be veiled by hardship, yet worth is unchanged.
A poetic winter description that turns into a tender comparison with Sītā’s condition under hardship.
Empathy and affectionate regard—Rāma’s attentive concern for Sītā amid austerity.