Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 8
कुशवंशवर्णनम्
The Line of Kuśa and the Disfigurement of Kuśanābha’s Daughters by Vāyu
एषा वसुमती राम वसोस्तस्य महात्मन:।एते शैलवरा: पञ्च प्रकाशन्ते समन्तत:।।।
eṣā vasumatī rāma vasos tasya mahātmanaḥ | ete śailavarāḥ pañca prakāśante samantataḥ ||
ಹೇ ರಾಮ, ‘ವಸುಮತಿ’ ಎಂಬ ಈ ಭೂಮಿ ಆ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ವಸು ರಾಜನಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದೆ; ಇದರ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತ ಐದು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪರ್ವತಗಳು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಕಂಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಿವೆ.
O Rama! this place where we are (called Vasumati) belongs to the magnanimous king Vasu. This is surrounded by five great shining mountains.
FAQs
Dharma is implied through rightful sovereignty and ordered space: the land is identified with its righteous ruler (Vasu), reflecting the Ramayana’s view that a king’s legitimacy and virtue are tied to the welfare and identity of the realm.
While traveling, Viśvāmitra points out a region named Vasumatī to Rāma and explains its association with king Vasu, describing its natural boundaries—five shining mountains.
Viśvāmitra’s instructive clarity (ācārya-bhāva): he teaches Rāma through geography and lineage, situating places within moral-historical memory.