Shloka 2.83.9

अयोध्याकाण्डे त्र्यशीति तमः सर्गः — Bharata’s Departure and Encampment on the Gaṅgā (Śṛṅgīberapura)

Devanagari script

दृष्ट एव हि न श्शोकमपनेष्यति राघवः।तम स्सर्वस्य लोकस्य समुद्यन्निव भास्करः।।2.83.9।।

Transliteration

dṛṣṭa eva hi naḥ śokam apaneṣyati rāghavaḥ |

tamaḥ sarvasya lokasya samudyann iva bhāskaraḥ || 2.83.9 ||

Translation

Indeed, merely by being seen, Rāghava will take away our grief—just as the rising sun dispels the darkness of the whole world.

Context

At his sight alone our sorrows will be dispelled, the way the darkness of the entire world is dispelled by the rising Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sun (bhāskara)

FAQs

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

Faith in the power of righteousness: the presence of a truly dharmic person brings clarity and relief to others, paralleling how truth and virtue dispel despair and confusion.

What is the narrative situation?

Travelers comfort themselves with the belief that seeing Rāma will itself relieve their sorrow, using the metaphor of sunrise removing darkness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s beneficent moral radiance—his dharmic integrity is portrayed as naturally uplifting and restorative to society.