Shloka 6
अयोध्याकाण्डे षट्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Daśaratha’s orders for Rama’s escort; Kaikeyi’s fear; the Asamañjasa precedent
निघ्नन् मृगान् कुञ्जरांश्च पिबंश्चारण्यकं मधु।नदीश्च विविधाः पश्यन्न राज्यस्य स्मरिष्यति।।।।
nighnan mṛgān kuñjarāṃś ca pibaṃś cāraṇyakaṃ madhu | nadīś ca vividhāḥ paśyann rājyasya smariṣyati ||
മൃഗങ്ങളെയും ഗജങ്ങളെയും വധിച്ച്, വനത്തിലെ മധു പാനം ചെയ്ത്, പലവിധ നദികളെ ദർശിച്ച്—രാമൻ രാജ്യം ഓർക്കുകയുമില്ല.
Hunting the elephants and antelopes, drinking forest honey, beholding several rivers on the way, Rama will not recollect the kingdom.
FAQs
The verse frames exile as a mode of life where worldly power (rājya) becomes secondary; dharma here is the discipline of detachment and acceptance of one’s ordained path, even when it replaces royal privilege.
In the lead-up to Rāma’s departure to the forest, Kaikeyī speaks as if the forest will fully occupy Rāma’s mind, making him forget the comforts and claims of kingship.
Rāma’s capacity for renunciation and adaptability—his ability to live according to dharma in hardship without clinging to royal identity.