Shloka 16
भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage
Homeward Blessings
मारीचदर्शनंचैवसीतोन्मधनमेव च ।कबन्धदर्शनंचैवसम्पाभिगमनंतथा ।।6.127.11।।सुग्रीवेण च तेसख्यंयथावालीहतस्त्वया ।मार्गणंचैववैदेह्याःकर्मवातात्मजस्य च ।।6.127.12।।विदितायां च सीतायांनलसेतुर्यथाकृतः ।यथाचादीपितालङ्काप्रहृष्टैर्हरियूथपैः ।।6.127.13।।सपुत्रबान्दवामात्यःसबलःसहावाहनः ।यथा च निहतःसंख्येरावणोबलदर्पितः ।।6.127.14।।यथा च निहतेतस्मिन् रावणेदेवकण्टके ।समागमश्चत्रिदशैर्यथादत्तश्चतेवरः ।।6.127.15।।सर्वंममैतद्विदितंतपसाधर्मवत्सल ।सम्पतन्ति च मेशिष्याःप्रवृत्ताख्याःपुरीमितः ।।6.127.16।।
mārīcadārśanaṃ caiva sītonmathanam eva ca | kabandhadarśanaṃ caiva sampābhigamanaṃ tathā ||
sugrīveṇa ca te sakhyaṃ yathā vālī hatas tvayā | mārgaṇaṃ caiva vaidehyāḥ karma vātātmajasya ca ||
viditāyāṃ ca sītāyāṃ nalasetūr yathā kṛtaḥ | yathā cādīpitā laṅkā prahṛṣṭair hariyūthapaiḥ ||
saputra-bāndhavāmātyaḥ sabalaḥ sahavāhanaḥ | yathā ca nihataḥ saṅkhye rāvaṇo baladarpitaḥ ||
yathā ca nihate tasmin rāvaṇe devakaṇṭake | samāgamaś ca tridaśair yathā dattaś ca te varaḥ ||
sarvaṃ mamaitad viditaṃ tapasā dharmavatsala | sampatanti ca me śiṣyāḥ pravṛttākhyāḥ purīm itaḥ ||
Todo esto lo sé, oh amante del dharma, por el poder de mis austeridades: tu encuentro con Mārīca; tu búsqueda y el tormento de tu corazón por Sītā; la visión de Kabandha; tu llegada a Sampā; tu amistad con Sugrīva y cómo diste muerte a Vālī; la búsqueda de Vaidehī y las hazañas del hijo del Dios del Viento; el hallazgo de Sītā; cómo Nala construyó el puente; cómo Laṅkā fue incendiada por los gozosos jefes de las huestes de monos; cómo Rāvaṇa, orgulloso de su fuerza, fue abatido en batalla junto con sus hijos, parientes, ministros, ejércitos y carros; y cómo, muerto aquel Rāvaṇa, espina para los devas, los devas se reunieron y te concedieron un don. Y mis discípulos, portadores de noticias, han llegado también aquí desde la ciudad.
"This irreproachable wife of yours was abducted by Ravana while you were engaged with the protection of all ascetics and entrusted with the care of brahmanas."
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as a coherent moral order witnessed by tapas and the gods: righteous effort, truthful purpose, and disciplined alliance culminate in the downfall of adharma.
At Bharadvāja’s hermitage, the sage recounts (as already known to him) the major milestones of Rāma’s journey—from crisis to alliance, discovery, bridge-building, and victory—ending with news arriving from the city.
Rāma’s dharma-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in righteousness): despite suffering, he follows rightful means—seeking counsel, forming alliances, and acting with restraint and purpose.