Shloka 2.91.51

भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

शिंशुपामलकीजम्ब्वो याश्चान्याः काननेषु ताःमालती मल्लिका जातिर्याश्चान्याः कानने लताः।प्रमदाविग्रहं कृत्वा भरद्वाजाश्रमेऽवदन्।।।।

Transliteration

śiṃśupāmalakījambvo yāś cānyāḥ kānaneṣu tāḥ |

mālatī mallikā jātir yāś cānyāḥ kānane latāḥ |

pramadāvigrahaṃ kṛtvā bharadvājāśrame 'vadan ||

Translation

Śiṃśupā, āmalakī, jambu, and other forest trees—and mālatī, mallikā, jāti, and other woodland creepers—took on the forms of women and spoke in Bharadvāja’s hermitage.

Context

Asohka, emblic myrobalan and all other trees found in the forest malati, mallika and jati creepers assumed the form of women, came over to the hermitage of Bharadwaja and said:

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Bharata (implied audience)
• Śiṃśupā
• Āmalakī
• Jambu
• Mālatī
• Mallikā
• Jāti
• hermitage (āśrama)

FAQs

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

Dharma is communal support of righteous action: even the forest is portrayed as assisting a dharmic reception, emphasizing interdependence and ordered harmony.

What is the narrative situation?

As part of the miraculous welcome, trees and creepers transform into women and begin addressing the guests at the hermitage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s moral gravity (dharma-prabhāva) is implied—nature and beings respond auspiciously around a righteous mission.