Shloka 31

The Vision of Rāma’s Royal Capital

and the Meeting at Nandigrāma

Devanagari script

उत्थापितोऽपि हि भृशं नोदतिष्ठद्रुदन्मुहुः । रामचंद्रपदांभोजग्रहणासक्तबाहुभृत्

Transliteration

utthāpito'pi hi bhṛśaṃ nodatiṣṭhadrudanmuhuḥ | rāmacaṃdrapadāṃbhojagrahaṇāsaktabāhubhṛt

Translation

വളരെ ശ്രമിച്ച് വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ഉയർത്തിയിട്ടും അവൻ നില്ക്കില്ല; വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും കരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട്, രാമചന്ദ്രന്റെ പാദപദ്മങ്ങളെ പിടിച്ചുകെട്ടിയ കൈകളോടെ ചേർന്നു നിന്നു।

Word by Word

उत्थापितः(though) raised

अपिeven though

हिindeed; for

भृशम्excessively

नnot

उदतिष्ठत्stood up; rose

रुदन्crying

मुहुःagain and again

रामचन्द्रपदाम्भोजग्रहणासक्तबाहुभृत्one whose arms clung to grasping Rāmacandra’s lotus-feet

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: उत्थापितः+अपि → उत्थापितोऽपि; न+उदतिष्ठत् → नोदतिष्ठत्; उदतिष्ठत्+रुदन् → उदतिष्ठद्रुदन्; पद+अम्भोज → पदाम्भोज; ग्रहण+आसक्त → ग्रहणासक्त.

Characters & Entities

Rāmacandra

FAQs

What devotional mood (bhāva) is expressed in this verse?

It depicts intense surrender and pāda-sevā (clinging to the Lord’s feet), showing refusal to move away from Rāmacandra even when physically lifted.

Why are the Lord’s feet described as “lotus-feet” (padāmbhoja)?

“Lotus” conveys purity, beauty, and refuge; the imagery emphasizes the feet as the devotee’s shelter and the focus of loving service.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse suggest?

Steadfast devotion: even under pressure to “get up” and move on, the devotee prioritizes attachment to the divine over worldly compliance.