Shloka 2.119.17

अनसूयाप्रीतिदानम् — Anasūyā’s Blessing and the Forest Path

Devanagari script

तस्यां रात्र्यां व्यतीतायामभिषिच्य हुताग्निकान्।आपृच्छेतां नरव्याघ्रौ तापसान्वनगोचरान्।।।।

Transliteration

tasyāṁ rātryāṁ vyatītāyām abhiṣicya hutāgnikān | āpṛcchetāṁ naravyāghrau tāpasān vanagocarān ||

Translation

When that night had passed, the two tiger-like men, after bathing, took leave of the forest-dwelling ascetics who had performed their fire-offerings.

Context

Night over, the two best men, Rama and Lakshmana, after their ablution took leave of the ascetics inhabiting the forest who offered morning oblations to the fire .

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Forest ascetics (tāpasas)
• Sacrificial fire/oblations (agnihotra)

FAQs

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

Dharma is daily discipline and courtesy: purification (bath), respect to sacred rites, and proper leave-taking from those who supported them.

What is the narrative situation?

At dawn, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa bathe and bid farewell to the ascetics after their morning rites.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s disciplined conduct and reverence for ascetic practice.