Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 119, Shloka 3
अनसूयाप्रीतिदानम्
Anasūyā’s Blessing and the Forest Path
रविरस्तङ्गतश्श्रीमानुपोह्य रजनीं शिवाम्।।।।दिवसं प्रतिकीर्णानामाहारार्थं पतत्रिणाम्।सन्ध्याकाले निलीनानां निद्रार्थं श्रूयते ध्वनिः।।।।
ravir astaṅgataḥ śrīmān upohya rajanīṃ śivām |
divasaṃ pratikīrṇānām āhārārthaṃ patatriṇām |
sandhyākāle nilīnānāṃ nidrārthaṃ śrūyate dhvaniḥ ||
श्रीमान् सूर्य अस्त हो गया है और कल्याणमयी रात्रि समीप आ रही है। दिन में आहार के लिए दूर-दूर बिखरे पक्षी संध्याकाल में शयन हेतु अपने-अपने आश्रयों में सिमट जाते हैं, और उनका कलरव सुनाई देता है।
You have related wonderfully and sweetly your Swayamvara with each word and each syllable uttered clearly. I have heard everything as it happened. O sweet-speaking Sita, I have greatly enjoyed your story.
FAQs
Dharma is alignment with ṛta (cosmic order): recognizing the proper time for rest and restraint, and living attentively within nature’s rhythms.
The scene marks the transition to evening in the forest, describing how creatures return to rest, setting the mood for the hermitage environment.
Mindful observation and self-discipline—qualities needed for dhārmic life in exile, where one lives simply and in harmony with time and place.