Valmiki Ramayana 2.119.3-4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 119, Shlokas 3-4
अनसूयाप्रीतिदानम् · Anasūyā’s Blessing and the Forest Path
रविरस्तङ्गतश्श्रीमानुपोह्य रजनीं शिवाम् ॥३॥
दिवसं प्रतिकीर्णानामाहारार्थं पतत्रिणाम् ।
सन्ध्याकाले निलीनानां निद्रार्थं श्रूयते ध्वनिः ॥४॥
ravir astaṅgataḥ śrīmān upohya rajanīṃ śivām ||3||
divasaṃ pratikīrṇānām āhārārthaṃ patatriṇām |
sandhyākāle nilīnānāṃ nidrārthaṃ śrūyate dhvaniḥ ||4||
सूरज डूब गया है और रात आ रही है। दिन भर चिड़िया खाना ढूंढती फिरती थी, अब शाम को आके सो जाती हैं। उनकी आवाज़ें सुनाई देती हैं।
The resplendent Sun has set. The auspcious night is drawing near. The birds who forage far and wide for food during the day return to their nests to rest for the night. You can hear them twittering.
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.
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