Valmiki Ramayana 2.119.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 119, Shloka 19
अनसूयाप्रीतिदानम्
Anasūyā’s Blessing and the Forest Path
रक्षांसि पुरुषादानि नानारूपाणि राघव।वसन्त्यस्मिन्महारण्ये व्यालाश्च रुधिराशनाः।।।।
rakṣāṃsi puruṣādāni nānārūpāṇi rāghava |
vasanty asmin mahāraṇye vyālāś ca rudhirāśanāḥ ||
ഹേ രാഘവാ, ഈ മഹാരണ്യത്തിൽ പല രൂപങ്ങളുള്ള പുരുഷഭോജി രാക്ഷസന്മാർ വസിക്കുന്നു; രക്തഭോജി വ്യാളങ്ങൾ—ഭീകരമായ ഹിംസ്ര മൃഗങ്ങളും കൂടെയുണ്ട്.
The resplendent Sun has set. The auspcious night is drawing near. The birds who forage far and wide for food during the day return to their nests to rest for the night. You can hear them twittering.
FAQs
Speaking truthfully about danger (satya) is itself dharma, especially when it helps protect the innocent and supports a righteous mission.
Ascetics inform Rama about the lethal threats in the forest—shape-shifting rākṣasas and predatory animals.
The ascetics’ responsibility and candor: they warn without exaggeration, enabling rightful protection and prudent action.
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