Shloka 2
पम्पादर्शनम्
Vision of Lake Pampā and the Turn toward Sugrīva
स चिन्तयित्वा धर्मात्मा प्रभावं तं महात्मनाम्।हितकारिणमेकाग्रं लक्ष्मणं राघवोऽब्रवीत्।।3.75.2।।
sa cintayitvā dharmātmā prabhāvaṃ taṃ mahātmanām | hitakāriṇam ekāgraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ rāghavo ’bravīt || 3.75.2 ||
മഹാത്മാക്കളായ ഋഷിമാരുടെ പ്രഭാവം ധ്യാനിച്ച ശേഷം, ധർമാത്മാവായ രാഘവൻ ഏകാഗ്രനും ഹിതകാമിയുമായ ലക്ഷ്മണനോടു സംസാരിച്ചു।
Lake Pampa was filled with red lotuses and their fragrance.The bank was lined with blossoming mango trees and trees of several kinds like tilaka trees with fruits full of seeds like citron, dhava trees, white trees in bloom, karavira trees loaded with flowers, punnaga trees, clusters of jasmine and kunda shrubs, fig trees, so also reeds, ashoka trees, atimuktaka creepors and several other trees looking like women adorned all over. Rama and Lakshmana passed by, glancing at them. There were other trees full of flowers, huge trees, koyashtika trees with reed. Different kinds of birds such as peacocks, parrots, dwelling in the forest were screaming aloud. Looking at all these in that forest Rama and Lakshmana passed by undisturbed with a composed mind.
FAQs
Deliberation grounded in Dharma: Rāma thinks carefully about the sages’ spiritual authority before acting or advising, showing restraint and reverence.
In the forest setting, Rāma pauses to consider the influence and power of great ascetics and then addresses Lakṣmaṇa with focused intent.
Rāma’s prudence (vicāra) and respect for holy persons, alongside Lakṣmaṇa’s single-minded loyalty as a well-wisher.