Shloka 45
वर्षावर्णनम्
The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing
वर्षप्रवेगा विपुलाः पतन्तिप्रवान्ति वातास्समुदीर्णघोषाः।प्रणष्टकूलाः प्रवहन्ति शीघ्रंनद्योजलैर्विप्रतिपन्नमार्गाः।।
varṣa-pravegā vipulāḥ patanti pravānti vātāḥ samudīrṇa-ghoṣāḥ | praṇaṣṭa-kūlāḥ pravahanti śīghraṃ nadyo jalair vipratipanna-mārgāḥ ||
Heavy rain-torrents fall with force; winds blow with a rising roar. Rivers, their banks broken, rush swiftly—water driving them into altered courses.
'Torrents of rain pour at great speed. Winds roar. Rivers flow swiftly changing their direction due to breach in the banks;
FAQs
It suggests the dharmic need for steadiness: when supports (banks) collapse, even what is normally orderly (rivers) becomes erratic—so one must strengthen foundations (character, institutions) before crisis.
The poem describes monsoon violence—rain, wind, and rivers in spate, reshaping their paths.
Stability and self-control: the imagery warns that without boundaries, force can become disorder.