Shloka 2
भरद्वाजाश्रमप्राप्तिः
Arrival at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage and Counsel toward Citrakūṭa
यत्र भागीरथीं गङ्गां यमुनाभिप्रवर्तते।जग्मुस्तं देशमुद्दिश्य विगाह्य सुमहद्वनम्।।।।ते भूमिभागान्विविधान् देशांश्चापि मनोरमान्।अदृष्टपूर्वान् पश्यन्तस्तत्र तत्र यशश्विनः।।।।
yatra bhāgīrathīṁ gaṅgāṁ yamunābhipravartate |
jagmus taṁ deśam uddiśya vigāhya sumahad vanam ||
te bhūmibhāgān vividhān deśāṁś cāpi manoramān |
adṛṣṭapūrvān paśyantas tatra tatra yaśaśvinaḥ ||
യമുന ഭഗീരഥീ ഗംഗയിൽ ചേരുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തേക്കായി അവർ മഹാവനത്തിലേക്ക് കടന്നു. യശസ്സിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധരായ രാമൻ, സീത, ലക്ഷ്മണൻ എന്നിവർ വഴിയിൽ പലവിധ ഭൂഭാഗങ്ങളും മനോഹര പ്രദേശങ്ങളും—മുമ്പൊരിക്കലും കണ്ടിട്ടില്ലാത്തവ—കണ്ടുകൊണ്ട് മുന്നേറി.
Rama entered the hermitage and saw that high-souled Bharadwaja surrounded by his disciples. He was a distinguished sage who (himself) kindled sacrficial fires and acquired spiritual insight by practising rigid austerities with concentration of mind and ascetic powers. Rama, Lakshmana and Sita paid their obeisance to that great sage.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as steadfastness in a righteous path: even in exile, Rama continues forward without resentment, moving with purpose and self-control through unfamiliar terrain.
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana travel through a great forest toward the sacred confluence where the Yamuna meets the Ganga (Bhagirathi).
Perseverance and composure—Rama’s calm leadership in exile, and the companions’ shared resolve in an unknown landscape.