Shloka 4.1.10

पम्पा-तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka

Devanagari script

सुखानिलोऽयं सौमित्रे कालः प्रचुरमन्मथः।गन्धवान्सुरभिर्मासो जातपुष्पफलद्रुमः।।।।

Transliteration

sukhānilo ’yaṁ saumitre kālaḥ pracura-manmathaḥ |

gandhavān surabhir māso jāta-puṣpa-phala-drumaḥ || 4.1.10 ||

Translation

O Saumitri, this is the time when a gentle breeze blows and desire swells; the fragrant season has come, with trees bearing blossoms and fruits.

Context

'O Saumitri! it is the season of spring. The trees are laden with fruits and fragrant flowers. Ecstatic blows the gentle freeze.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana (Saumitri)
• spring season (implied)
• breeze
• trees
• flowers
• fruits

FAQs

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

It highlights the ethical challenge of sense-stirring environments: dharma requires steadiness even when nature intensifies longing and desire.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama describes spring’s beauty to Lakshmana, but the same beauty sharpens his pain of separation from Sita.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-awareness and restraint: Rama recognizes how external conditions affect the mind, a prerequisite for disciplined conduct.