Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 27
लङ्कादर्शनम्
Viewing Laṅkā and its Forest-Gardens
मनोज्ञांकाननवतींपर्वतैरुपशोभिताम् ।नानाधातुविचित्रैश्चउद्यानैरुपशोभिताम् ।।6.39.25।।नानाविहङ्गासङ्घुष्टांनानामृगनिषेविताम् ।नानाकुसुमसञ्छन्नांनानाराक्षससेविताम् ।।6.39.26।।तांसमृद्धांसमृद्धार्धांलक्ष्मीनान्लक्ष्मणाग्रजः ।रावणस्यपुरींरामोददर्शसहवानरैः ।।6.39.27।।
manojñāṃ kānanavatīṃ parvatair upaśobhitām |
nānādhātu-vicitraiś ca udyānaiḥ upaśobhitām ||6.39.25||
nānāvihaṅga-saṅghuṣṭāṃ nānāmṛga-niṣevitām |
nānākusuma-sañchannāṃ nānārākṣasa-sevitām ||6.39.26||
tāṃ samṛddhāṃ samṛddhārhāṃ lakṣmīvān lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ |
rāvaṇasya purīṃ rāmo dadarśa saha-vānaraiḥ ||6.39.27||
Rāma, el hermano mayor de Lakṣmaṇa, colmado él mismo de prosperidad y buen augurio, contempló junto con los vānaras la ciudad de Rāvaṇa: grata por sus bosques y embellecida por montañas jaspeadas de múltiples minerales; adornada por jardines; resonante con muchas aves; frecuentada por diversas clases de ciervos; cubierta de variadas flores; y servida por numerosos rākṣasas, abundante y en plena floración.
Prosperous Rama, brother of Lakshmana along with Vanaras saw different kinds of forests, mountains filled with different kinds of minerals, delightful gardens endowed with different varieties of flowers, charming birds singing happily, frequented by a variety of deer, attended by Rakshasas. The city was blooming with prosperity.
FAQs
Dharma here is the disciplined gaze of a righteous leader: Rāma observes the world as it is—its beauty, its inhabitants, its power—without losing commitment to satya (truth) and rightful action. Clear seeing precedes right doing.
Rāma and the vānaras survey Laṅkā in detail—its natural richness, gardens, wildlife, flowers, and the presence of rākṣasas—just before the conflict intensifies.
Prudence and steadiness (dhairya): Rāma’s composed assessment of the enemy environment while maintaining a righteous objective.