Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 7
चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः · Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama
ददर्श वने तस्मिन्महत स्सञ्चयान्कृतान् ।
मृगाणां महिषाणां च करीषै शशीतकारणात् ॥७॥
dadarśa vane tasmin mahataḥ sañcayān kṛtān |
mṛgāṇāṁ mahiṣāṇāṁ ca karīṣaiḥ śaśīta-kāraṇāt ||7||
उस जंगल में भरत ने बड़ा सा ढेर देखा। वहाँ हिरन और भैंस के सुखाए हुए गोबर के टुकड़े रखे थे। यह सर्दी से बचने के लिए थे।
He also beheld large heaps of dried cakes of dung of buffaloes and deer for use against cold in the forest.
FAQs
Simplicity aligned with necessity: dharma in the forest is sustained by using minimal, available resources without indulgence.
Bharata notices practical preparations for cold—heaps of dung-cakes gathered in the forest.
Endurance and adaptability—life in exile is met with disciplined, humble means rather than complaint.
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