Shloka 27
मारीचाश्रमगमनम्
Ravana’s Journey to Maricha’s Hermitage
तत्रापश्यत्स मेघाभं न्यग्रोधमृषिभिर्वृतम्।।।।समन्ताद्यस्य ताश्शाखाश्शतयोजनमायताः।
tatrāpaśyat sa meghābhaṁ nyagrodham ṛṣibhir vṛtam |
samantād yasya tāḥ śākhāḥ śatayojanam āyatāḥ ||
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ಮೇಘವರ್ಣದ ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧ (ಆಲದ) ವೃಕ್ಷವನ್ನು ಕಂಡನು; ಋಷಿಗಳಿಂದ ಆವರಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಅದರ ಶಾಖೆಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ನೂರು ಯೋಜನಗಳವರೆಗೆ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿದ್ದವು.
He saw a banyan tree with its branches spread on all sides measuring a hundredyojanas, looking like a cloud and providing shelter to the sages.
FAQs
Sages gathered under a vast tree evokes dharma as refuge and order: tapas and righteous living create ‘shelter’ for the world, symbolized by the expansive banyan canopy.
Rāvaṇa encounters a remarkable banyan tree associated with sages, marking a spiritually charged landmark on his route.
The sages’ virtue: ascetic discipline and sanctity (tapas, śama), implied by their presence and the sacred atmosphere.