Shloka 33
वर्षावर्णनम्
The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing
क्वचित्प्रगीता इव षट्पदौघैःक्वचित्प्रनृत्ता इव नीलकण्ठैः।क्वचित्प्रमत्ता इव वारणेन्द्रैर्विभान्त्यनेकाश्रयिणो वनान्ताः।।
kvacit pragītā iva ṣaṭpadaughaiḥ kvacit pranṛttā iva nīlakaṇṭhaiḥ | kvacit pramattā iva vāraṇendrair vibhānty anekāśrayiṇo vanāntāḥ ||
ಅನೇಕ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಶ್ರಯವಾದ ಅರಣ್ಯಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳು ನಾನಾ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತವೆ—ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಜೇನುನೊಣಗಳ ಗುಂಪು ಹಾಡುವಂತೆ, ಎಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಲಕಂಠ ಮಯೂರಗಳು ನೃತ್ಯಿಸುವಂತೆ, ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಗಜೇಂದ್ರರ ಮದದಿಂದ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸಗೊಂಡಂತೆ.
'Swarms of bees hum here. Peacocks dance there. Intoxicated elephants sport in water in other places. (Thus) the forest shows its many features.
FAQs
Dharma as coexistence: the forest ‘supports many’ and remains harmonious despite diverse impulses; likewise society should uphold truth and righteousness while accommodating many roles and temperaments.
Lakṣmaṇa concludes a set of monsoon observations, emphasizing the forest’s varied life and sounds around Kishkindhā.
Respect for interdependence: recognizing that many beings share one world, and dharma preserves that shared order.