Shloka 12
मारीचवधोत्तरं रामस्य शङ्का-निमित्त-दर्शनं लक्ष्मण-निग्रहश्च
After Maricha’s Slaying: Omens, Anxiety, and Rama’s Rebuke of Lakshmana
तं दीनमनसो दीनमासेदुर्मृगपक्षिणः।सव्यं कृत्वा महात्मानं घोरांश्च ससृजुस्स्वरान्।।।।
taṃ dīnamanaso dīnam āsedur mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ |
savyaṃ kṛtvā mahātmānaṃ ghorāṃś ca sasṛjuḥ svarān ||
ದುಃಖಭರಿತ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಮೃಗಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳು ವ್ಯಾಕುಲರಾಗಿ ಅವನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದವು; ಮಹಾತ್ಮನನ್ನು ಎಡಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಭಯಾನಕ ಧ್ವನಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರಡಿಸಿದವು.
On hearing the jackal's howl, Rama began thinking how the demon in the form of a deer drew him away. Thus in the midst of apprehensions he reached Janasthana.
FAQs
Dharma literature often treats nature as a moral mirror: ominous signs warn the righteous to act with heightened care and responsibility.
As Rāma nears the hermitage area, animals and birds behave inauspiciously, signaling impending calamity.
Sensitivity and attentiveness: the hero must read signs and respond to protect dharma and dependents.