Shloka 2.105.2

भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः (Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality)

Devanagari script

रजन्यां सुप्रभातायां भ्रातरस्ते सुहृद्वृताः।मन्दाकिन्यां हुतं जप्यं कृत्वा राममुपागमन्।।2.105.2।।

Transliteration

atyeti rajanī yā tu sā na pratinivartate | yāty eva yamunā pūrṇā samudram udakākulam ||2.105.19||

Translation

A night that has passed does not return; so too the Yamunā, full in flow, moves onward into the ocean’s waters and does not come back.

Context

When the night dawned, those brothers surrounded by their friends made (morning) ablutions and, after the prayers, returned to Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā
• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It teaches urgency in dharma: time is irreversible, so one should act truthfully and rightly now rather than postponing duty.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker uses images of night and river-flow to emphasize that what is gone cannot be retrieved.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Apramāda (vigilance): careful, timely action aligned with dharma.