Shloka 6.127.19

भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage (Homeward Blessings)

Devanagari script

अकालफलिनोवृक्षास्सर्वेचापिमधुस्रवाः ।फलान्यमृतगन्धीनिबहूनिविविधानि च ।।6.127.19।।भवन्तुमार्गेभगवन्नयोध्यांप्रतिगच्छतः ।

Transliteration

akālaphalino vṛkṣāḥ sarve cāpi madhusravāḥ |

phalāny amṛtagandhīni bahūni vividhāni ca ||6.127.19||

bhavantu mārge bhagavan ayodhyāṃ pratigacchataḥ |

Translation

O Blessed Bhagavān, as we journey back on the road to Ayodhyā, may all the trees along the way bear fruit out of season—sweet, with juice flowing—many and various, fragrant like nectar.

Context

"O divine sage! Let all the trees bear fruits out of season of several kinds of many sweet and juicy, tasting nectar appear on our way as we proceed to Ayodhya."

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Ayodhyā
• mārga (the road/path)
• vṛkṣa (trees)
• phala (fruits)

FAQs

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

Dharma is gentle kingship and compassion: Rāma seeks a boon that eases the journey and benefits the traveling community, reflecting care rather than self-indulgence.

What is the narrative situation?

Given the chance to ask a boon, Rāma requests that the path to Ayodhyā become abundant with sweet, unseasonal fruits for the return journey.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s benevolence and restraint—using a boon for welfare and auspiciousness rather than personal gain.