Shloka 3.7.21
सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रवेशः — Entry into Sutikshna’s Hermitage
भवांस्तत्राभिषज्येत किंस्यात्कृच्छ्रतरं ततः।।3.7.21।।एतस्मिन्नाश्रमे वासं चिरं तु न समर्थये।
praviṣṭas tu vanaṃ ghoraṃ bahupuṣpaphaladrumam |
dadarśāśramam ekānte cīramālā-pariṣkṛtam || 3.7.4 ||
Having entered that formidable forest, rich with trees bearing many flowers and fruits, they saw—at a secluded spot—a hermitage adorned with garlands of bark-cloth.
What can be more agonizing for you (than my killing animals). I (therefore) do not foresee our long stay in this hermitage.
The verse highlights the dharmic world of āśramas—spaces ordered by ascetic discipline—signaled by bark-cloth, simplicity, and seclusion.
The exiled trio reaches a secluded hermitage within a daunting forest, indicating proximity to sages and their protected spiritual domain.
Reverence for ascetic life and readiness to seek guidance from the righteous.