Shloka 4
शरभङ्गाश्रमगमनम् तथा इन्द्रदर्शनम्
Approach to Sarabhanga’s Hermitage and the Vision of Indra
आश्रमं शरभङ्गस्य राघवोऽभिजगाम ह।।3.5.3।।तस्य देवप्रभावस्य तपसा भावितात्मनः।समीपे शरभङ्गस्य ददर्श महदद्भुतम्।।3.5.4।।
āśramaṃ śarabhaṅgasya rāghavo 'bhijagāma ha ||3.5.3||
tasya devaprabhāvasya tapasā bhāvitātmanaḥ |
samīpe śarabhaṅgasya dadarśa mahad adbhutam ||3.5.4||
രാഘവനായ രാമൻ ശരഭംഗമുനിയുടെ ആശ്രമത്തിലെത്തി. ദേവപ്രഭാവത്തിൽ ദീപ്തനും തപസ്സാൽ പരിപാക്വമായ ആത്മാവുള്ളവനുമായ ആ മഹർഷി ശരഭംഗന്റെ സമീപത്ത് അദ്ദേഹം മഹത്തായ ഒരു അത്ഭുതദൃശ്യം കണ്ടു.
Rama went to the hermitage of Sarabhanga, a sage with divine grace who had realised the supreme (by his penance). Thus by the side of the sage he witnessed a huge wonder.
FAQs
Dharma honors spiritual refinement: the text foregrounds the authority of tapas and inner maturity as sources of sanctity and guidance.
Rāma arrives at Śarabhaṅga’s hermitage and witnesses an extraordinary phenomenon in the sage’s vicinity.
Śarabhaṅga’s ascetic attainment (tapas) and Rāma’s receptive reverence toward holy places and holy persons.