Shloka 44
गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः
Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha
कुशचीराजिनधरं फलमूलाशिनं च माम्।विद्धि प्रणिहितं धर्मे तापसं वनगोचरम्।।2.50.44।।
kuśacīrājinadharaṃ phalamūlāśinaṃ ca mām |
viddhi praṇihitaṃ dharme tāpasaṃ vanagocaram || 2.50.44 ||
मुझे धर्म में स्थित जानो—मैं तपस्वी-सा वन में विचरने वाला हूँ। कुश, वल्कल और मृगचर्म धारण करता हूँ तथा फल-मूल से ही निर्वाह करता हूँ॥
You must know me as an ascetic devoted to righeousness,and as a wanderer in the forest wearing garments made of bark, kusa grass and antelope skin, subsisting on fruits and roots.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as steadfast self-discipline: Rama frames his exile not as loss but as a righteous vow, adopting an austere, truthful way of life.
On the forest-bound journey, Rama clarifies to Guha that he is living as an ascetic in exile—accepting simplicity and restraint.
Vairāgya (detachment) and dharma-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in righteousness).