Shloka 22
मारीचवधोत्तरं रामस्य शङ्का-निमित्त-दर्शनं लक्ष्मण-निग्रहश्च
After Maricha’s Slaying: Omens, Anxiety, and Rama’s Rebuke of Lakshmana
यथा वै मृगसङ्घाश्च गोमायुश्चैव भैरवम्।वाश्यन्ते शकुनाश्चापि प्रदीप्तामभितो दिशम्।।।।अपि स्वस्ति भवेत्तस्या राजपुत्र्या महाबल।
yathā vai mṛgasaṅghāś ca gomāyuś caiva bhairavam |
vāśyante śakunāś cāpi pradīptām abhito diśam ||
api svasti bhavet tasyā rājaputryā mahābala ||
獣の群れも、山犬も、鳥までもが恐ろしい声で鳴き、燃え立つ方角へと向かうこの有様――大いなる力の者よ――王女はなお無事であろうか。
O mighty Lakshmana ! from the way the beasts, jackals and birds too have turned in the bright direction of the Sun, crying in a frightful manner, can we hope princess Sita is safe ?
FAQs
Dharma includes attentiveness to warnings and proactive protection; anxiety here is not weakness but a moral response to possible harm to the innocent.
Rāma interprets alarming natural sounds and movements as bad omens regarding Sītā’s condition.
Protective vigilance and empathy—Rāma’s mind continually returns to Sītā’s safety.