Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 43
भरद्वाजाश्रमप्राप्तिः
Arrival at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage and Counsel toward Citrakūṭa
प्रहृष्टकोयष्टिककोकिलस्वनैर्विनादितं तं वसुधाधरं शिवम्।मृगैश्च मत्तैर्बहुभिश्च कुञ्जरैः सुरम्यमासाद्य समावसाश्रमम्।।।।
prahṛṣṭa-koyaṣṭika-kokila-svanair vināditaṃ taṃ vasudhādharaṃ śivam |
mṛgaiś ca mattair bahubhiś ca kuñjaraiḥ suramyam āsādya samāvasa āśramam ||
हर्षित टिटिहरी और कोयल के मधुर स्वरों से गूँजता वह शुभ, वसुधाधर पर्वत अत्यन्त रमणीय है। जहाँ बहुत-से मृग और अनेक मदोन्मत्त हाथी आते हैं—उस रम्य स्थान पर पहुँचकर वहाँ आश्रम बनाकर निवास करो।
Here are logs of wood cut into pieces by forest-dwellers, living on forest products. You can see various trees near the hermitage of sage Bharadwaja.
FAQs
Dharma is the choice of a life conducive to restraint and spiritual practice: settling in an āśrama in an auspicious place supports truthful living (satya), self-control, and non-attachment during exile.
The sage completes his description of Citrakūṭa’s beauty and explicitly instructs Rama to reach it and reside in a hermitage.
Commitment to disciplined living—Rama is guided toward an environment where royal power is set aside and dharmic simplicity is practiced.