Shloka 3
पम्पा-ऋष्यमूक-मार्गोपदेशः
Guidance to Pampa and Rishyamuka; counsel to befriend Sugriva
एष राम शिवः पन्था यत्रैते पुष्पिता द्रुमाः।प्रतीचीं दिशमाश्रित्य प्रकाशन्ते मनोरमाः।।3.73.2।।जम्बूप्रियालपनसप्लक्षन्यग्रोधतिन्धुकाः।अश्वत्थाः कर्णिकाराश्च चूताश्चान्ये च पादापाः।।3.73.3।।धन्वना नागवृक्षाश्च तिलका नक्तमालकाः।नीलाशोकाः कदम्बाश्च करवीराश्च पुष्पिताः।।3.73.4।।अग्निमुख्या अशोकाश्च सुरक्ताः पारिभद्रकाः।
jambū-priyāla-panasaplakṣa-nyagrodha-tindhukāḥ | aśvatthāḥ karṇikārāś ca cūtāś cānye ca pādāpāḥ ||
അവിടെ ജാംബു, പ്രിയാല, പനസ, പ്ലക്ഷ, ന്യഗ്രോധ, തിന്ദുക എന്നീ വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്; അതുപോലെ അശ്വത്ഥം, കർണികാരം, ചൂതം (മാവ്) എന്നിവയും മറ്റു പല വൃക്ഷങ്ങളും കൂടി ഉണ്ട്.
O Rama the delightful path going westward is auspicious for you. It is shining with trees in bloom. There are jambu (rose apple) trees, priyala trees, jackfruit trees, banyan trees, plaksha trees (a tree from which milky latex oozes out), tinduka trees, holy fig trees, karnikaras (of red and white flowers), mango trees and other trees like dryland, thorny trees, tilaka trees, trees that bloom at night, agnimukhya and asoka trees of blue flowers, kadamba trees, karavira trees, red ashoka trees, and paribhadraka trees.
FAQs
Dharma includes living in harmony with nature; the forest is portrayed as a life-sustaining, ordered space suitable for righteous living and pilgrimage.
Rāma is being guided through a beautiful western path/region described through its flora, indicating a hospitable and auspicious landscape.
Mindful appreciation and restraint—seeing the forest not as mere wilderness to conquer, but as a dharmic environment to traverse respectfully.