Shloka 3.35.26

मारीचाश्रमगमनम् (Ravana’s Journey to Maricha’s Hermitage)

Devanagari script

तं समं सर्वतस्निग्धं मृदुसंस्पर्शमारुतम्।अनूपं सिन्धुराजस्य ददर्श त्रिदिवोपमम्।।।।

Transliteration

taṁ samaṁ sarvatasnigdhaṁ mṛdusaṁsparśamārutam |

anūpaṁ sindhurājasya dadarśa tridivopamam ||

Translation

He saw that region—level and lovely on every side, with breezes gentle to the touch—where the sea-king’s backwaters spread, a landscape like the very heavens.

Context

It was a veritable heaven with the plain land flooded with the back-waters of the sea and gentle breeze blowing.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• sindhu (sea)
• anūpa (backwaters/lagoon region)
• tridiva (heaven)

FAQs

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

The verse reinforces a Ramayana motif: the world can appear ‘heaven-like,’ yet dharma is determined by action and truth (satya), not by the pleasantness of surroundings.

What is the narrative situation?

As he proceeds, Rāvaṇa reaches a coastal/backwater-like tract described in exalted, heaven-comparing imagery.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

None explicitly; the focus is on the setting’s harmony, which in dharmic reading invites inner harmony—often absent in adharma-driven characters.