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Shloka 1.26.35

ताटकावधः (The Slaying of Tāṭakā)

मुक्तशापं वनं तच्च तस्मिन्नेव तदाहनि।।1.26.35।।रमणीयं विबभ्राज यथा चैत्ररथं वनम्।

muktaśāpaṃ vanaṃ tacca tasminn eva tadāhani |

ramaṇīyaṃ vibabhrāja yathā caitrarathaṃ vanam ||

That very day, the forest too—freed from its curse—became delightful and shone like the Caitraratha grove.

Freed from the curse from that day that forest looked charming and shone like Chitraratha Kubera's (garden).

T
Tāṭakā forest
C
Caitraratha vana
K
Kubera (implied by Caitraratha)

When adharma is removed, the world naturally returns to harmony; righteous action restores both social safety and the beauty of the environment.

After Tāṭakā’s fall, the previously afflicted forest is described as immediately transformed and radiant.

Rāma’s role as a restorer of order—his dhārmic deed has tangible, beneficial consequences for the land.