Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.30: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 30
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
Setting: a miraculously manifested grove within the described regionEncampment supplied with fruiting trees
तस्मिन्बिल्वाः कपित्थाश्च पनसा बीजपूरकाः ।
आमलक्यो बभूवुश्च चूताश्च फलभूषणाः ॥३०॥
tasmin bilvāḥ kapitthāś ca panasā bījapūrakāḥ |
āmalakyo babhūvuś ca cūtāś ca phalabhūṣaṇāḥ ||30||
वहाँ पेड़ों में फल लगे थे। बिल्व, कपित्थ, जैकफ्रूट, बीजपुरा, आमला और आम सब थे। जैसे फल ही फल से सजे हो।
Sandhi Notes
- तस्मिन्बिल्वाः = तस्मिन् + बिल्वाः
- बभूवुश्च = बभूवुः + च
There the best of fruitbearing trees like bilva trees, woodapple trees, citrons, emblic myrobalan trees and mango trees laden with fruits sprang up.
The teaching
Sustenance arrives when one persists in righteous course; abundance can serve dharma rather than distract from it.
- Ethical theme
- Dāna/poshana (support of life)
For your practice
Contemplation on annapūrṇatā and gratitude before food; supports mindful consumption as yajña.
Mood and themes
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder), with Shringara (love)
- Mood
- Abundant, fragrant, ornamental
Themes
- Dharma
- Itihasa
- Prosperity
- Auspicious hospitality
- Non-violence (abundance without seizure)
Plenitude (pūrṇam) expressed as spontaneous abundance; the ‘ornamented’ trees mirror the idea that the world’s beauty is a superimposition upon sat.
Taittirīya’s annam motif (annam as support of beings) echoed through effortless food-abundance imagery.
Mahābhārata: Nandana-vana and divine-grove catalogues (thematic parallel); Purāṇas: descriptions of kalpavṛkṣa-like abundance in svarga realms (thematic parallel)
Bilva as śaiva-pūjā emblem (cultural allusion); Āmalakī as auspicious/rasāyana (āyurvedic-cultural allusion)
Araṇyakāṇḍa: forest abundance contrasted with exile austerity (thematic contrast)
Anuṣṭup (śloka)
Joyful-narrative
Light madhyama with gentle kampita on fruit-tree list cadence
FAQs
Dharma as generosity and nourishment: the environment provides abundance to support guests without scarcity or conflict.
As part of the wondrous preparations, fruit-bearing trees appear to provide sustenance for Bharata’s large retinue.
Care for dependents and guests—ensuring provision (poshana) in a righteous manner.
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