Shloka 96
The Origin of the Daṇḍaka Forest and Rāma’s Dharma-Judgment
Vulture vs. Owl
गृध्रोलूकौ विवदंतौ पृच्छति स्म रघूत्तमः । कति वर्षाणि भो गृध्र तवेदं निलयं कृतं
gṛdhrolūkau vivadaṃtau pṛcchati sma raghūttamaḥ | kati varṣāṇi bho gṛdhra tavedaṃ nilayaṃ kṛtaṃ
ເມື່ອພຣະຣະຄູຕະມະ (ພຣະຣາມ) ເຫັນນົກແຮ້ງ ແລະ ນົກຮູກ ກຳລັງໂຕ້ຖຽງກັນ ຈຶ່ງຖາມວ່າ: “ໂອ ນົກແຮ້ງ, ເຈົ້າໄດ້ເຮັດບ່ອນນີ້ເປັນທີ່ພຳນັກມາກີ່ປີແລ້ວ?”
Raghūttama (Rāma)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गृध्रोलूकौ = गृध्र + उलूकौ (स्वर-सन्धि); विवदंतौ = विवदन्तौ; तवेदं = तव + इदम् (स्वर-सन्धि)
FAQs
Rāma (Raghūttama) observes a vulture and an owl arguing and questions the vulture about how long it has lived in that place, initiating a dialogue.
The verse models disciplined inquiry: before judging a conflict, one first asks clear questions to understand context, history, and causes.
In this shloka itself, the focus is not directly on bhakti or a tīrtha, but on dialogue and investigation; any devotional or place-based significance would typically emerge from the surrounding verses in the chapter.