Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86, Shloka 24
लक्ष्मणगुणवर्णनम्
Lakshmana’s Vigil and Guha’s Testimony
प्रभाते विमले सूर्ये कारयित्वा जटा उभौ।अस्मिन् भागीरथीतीरे सुखं सन्तारितौ मया।।।।
prabhāte vimale sūrye kārayitvā jaṭā ubhau |
asmin bhāgīrathītīre sukhaṃ santāritau mayā ||
ಪ್ರಭಾತದಲ್ಲಿ, ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಉದಯಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಈ ಭಾಗೀರಥೀ ತೀರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಜಟಾಧಾರಣೆ ಮಾಡಿಸಿ, ಅವರನ್ನು ಸುಖವಾಗಿ ದಾಟಿಸಿದೆನು.
The next morning when the Sun shone bright, both of them matted their hair on the bank of the river Bhagirathi (Ganga) and I ferried them across comfortably.
FAQs
Dharma is enacted through respectful assistance to those undertaking a vow: Guha supports the exiles’ renunciant discipline and helps them proceed safely.
Morning arrives; Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa adopt ascetic signs (jaṭā), and Guha arranges their crossing of the Bhāgīrathī.
Guha’s devoted service and reliability—helping the righteous continue their difficult path.