Shloka 5.27.42

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम् (Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal)

Devanagari script

यस्यामेवंविधः स्वप्नो दुःखितायां प्रदृश्यते।।5.27.42।।सा दुःखैर्विविधैर्मुक्ता प्रियं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्।

Transliteration

yasyām evaṃvidhaḥ svapno duḥkhitāyāṃ pradṛśyate | sā duḥkhair vividhair muktā priyaṃ prāpnoty anuttamam ||5.27.42||

Translation

When a woman who is in sorrow sees a dream of this kind, she is freed from many kinds of grief and attains unsurpassed happiness.

Context

"When any demoness in a sorrowful state dreams this kind of dream, she will be relieved of sorrow and will obtain supreme joy.

FAQs

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

The verse frames suffering as not final and highlights moral hope: even amid duḥkha, auspicious signs can indicate the restoration of right order (dharma) and relief.

What is the narrative situation?

The rākṣasīs discuss a particular dream/omen and infer that it signals the end of sorrow and the arrival of good fortune for the afflicted woman (contextually, Sītā).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Āśā (hope) and viveka (discernment) through interpreting signs as encouragement to change one’s behavior.