Shloka 4.40.59

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः (Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita)

Devanagari script

तत्र वैखानसा नाम वालखिल्या महर्षयः।।4.40.59।।प्रकाशमाना दृश्यन्ते सूर्यवर्णास्तपस्विनः।

Transliteration

tatra vaikhānasā nāma vālakhilyā maharṣayaḥ | prakāśamānā dṛśyante sūryavarṇās tapasvinaḥ ||

Translation

There, the great sages called the Vaikhānasas and the Vālakhilyas are seen—ascetics radiant, with a brilliance like the Sun.

Context

'Over there the great ascetics Vaikhanasas and Valakhilyas appear like the radiating Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Vaikhānasa sages
• Vālakhilya sages
• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through tapas and truth: the sages’ radiance signifies inner purity gained by disciplined, truthful living—an ethical ideal the searchers should emulate.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva identifies sacred inhabitants of the region—renunciant sages—marking the area as spiritually significant and recognizable.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tapas (austerity) and śauca (purity), shown through the sages’ sun-like radiance.