Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 41, Shloka 11
अयोध्यायाः शोकप्रकम्पः
Ayodhya’s Tremor of Grief and Omens
त्रिशङ्कुर्लोहिताङ्गश्च बृहस्पतिबुधावपि।दारुणा स्सोममभ्येत्य ग्रहास्सर्वे व्यवस्थिताः।।2.41.11।।
triśaṅkur lohitāṅgaś ca bṛhaspati-budhāv api |
dāruṇās somam abhyetya grahāḥ sarve vyavasthitāḥ ||
त्रिशंकु, लोहिताङ्ग (मंगल) तथा बृहस्पति और बुध भी—समस्त ग्रह—चन्द्रमा के समीप आकर अत्यन्त दारुण स्थिति में स्थित हो गए।
The constellation Trishanku, the planets Mars, Jupiter, Mercury and other fierce planets took their position near the Moon.
FAQs
The ethical point is implicit: when dharma is disturbed in human affairs, tradition narrates that nature and the heavens reflect the disturbance through ominous signs.
The text describes astrological portents accompanying Rāma’s separation from Ayodhyā.
The verse emphasizes cosmic order rather than personal virtue, reinforcing the epic’s view that moral disorder has universal resonance.