विराधप्रश्नोत्तर-युद्धम्
Viradha’s Challenge and the Clash in Dandaka
वनं महामेघनिभं प्रविष्टो द्रुमैर्महद्भिर्विविधैरुपेतम्।
नानाविधैः पक्षिकुलैर्विचित्रं शिवायुतं व्यालमृगैर्विकीर्णम्।।3.3.27।।
vanaṃ mahāmeghanibhaṃ praviṣṭo drumair mahadbhir vividhair upetam | nānāvidhaiḥ pakṣikulair vicitraṃ śivāyutaṃ vyālamṛgair vikīrṇam || 3.3.27 ||
ಮಹಾಮೇಘದಂತೆ ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಾದ ಅರಣ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅವನು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದನು; ಅನೇಕ ವಿಧದ ಮಹಾವೃಕ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ್ದು, ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಗುಂಪುಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾಗಿ ಶೋಭಿಸಿ, ಗಿಧ್ದಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ವ್ಯಾಳ-ಮೃಗಗಳಿಂದ ಚದುರಿಕೊಂಡಿತ್ತು.
By the grace of Lord Brahma I was bestowed with this prowess through my penance. In this world none can kill me with a weapon nor split nor cut me to pieces.
Dharma in the wilderness requires vigilance and steadiness: the harsh landscape frames the moral testing-ground where righteous conduct must remain firm amid danger.
Virādha carries the brothers into a dense, ominous forest filled with great trees, birds, jackals, and beasts.
Endurance and readiness—moving through threatening spaces without abandoning purpose.