Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 8
सुमित्रोपदेशः
Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya
व्यक्तं रामस्य विज्ञाय शौचं माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्।न गात्रमंशुभि स्सूर्य स्सन्तापयितुमर्हति।।।।
vyaktaṃ rāmasya vijñāya śaucaṃ māhātmyam uttamam |
na gātram aṃśubhiḥ sūryaḥ santāpayitum arhati ||
રામની નિર્મળ શુચિતા અને ઉત્તમ મહાત્મ્ય જાણી, સ્પષ્ટ છે કે સૂર્ય પણ પોતાના તપ્ત કિરણોથી તેના અંગને સંતાપવા યોગ્ય માનતો નથી.
Knowing Rama's sterling purity and greatness the Sun evidently dare not scorch his body with its rays.
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Moral purity (śauca) and greatness aligned with dharma are portrayed as spiritually protective—nature itself seems to honor the righteous.
In describing Rāma’s forest journey, the speaker poetically states that the Sun refrains from harming him, highlighting his merit.
Rāma’s śauca—inner and outer integrity—linked to his exalted character.
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