Shloka 47
वर्षावर्णनम्
The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing
घनोपगूढं गगनं सतारंन भास्करो दर्शनमभ्युपैति।नवैर्जलौघैर्धरणी विसृप्तातमो विलिप्ता न दिशः प्रकाशाः।।
ghanopagūḍhaṃ gaganaṃ satāraṃ na bhāskaro darśanam abhyupaiti | navair jalaughair dharaṇī visṛptā tamo-viliptā na diśaḥ prakāśāḥ ||
Le ciel, enveloppé de nuages, ne laisse paraître ni le soleil ni les étoiles. La terre semble glisser sous de fraîches nappes d’eau, et les directions ne sont pas lumineuses, enduites de ténèbres.
'Ennveloped by clouds, the Sun and stars are not visible. The earth glides with the flow of fresh waters. The directions are not clear, covered by darkness.
FAQs
When guidance (sun/stars) is obscured, clarity of direction is lost—suggesting dharma as an inner compass that must remain steady when external signs disappear.
A monsoon scene where cloud cover hides celestial markers and heavy rains darken and blur the landscape.
Discernment (viveka): the verse implies the need to maintain judgment when circumstances become visually and morally ‘dark’.