Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.37-38: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shlokas 37-38
भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः · Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta
सा प्रयाता महासेना गजवाजिरथाकुला ।
दक्षिणां दिशमावृत्य महामेघ इवोत्थितः ॥३७॥
वनानि तु व्यतिक्रम्य जुष्टानि मृगपक्षिभिः ।
गङ्गायाः परवेलायां गिरिष्वपि नदीषु च ॥३८॥
sā prayātā mahāsenā gaja-vāji-rathākulā |
dakṣiṇāṃ diśam āvṛtya mahāmegha ivotthitaḥ ||37||
vanāni tu vyatikramya juṣṭāni mṛga-pakṣibhiḥ |
gaṅgāyāḥ para-velāyāṃ giriṣv api nadīṣu ca ||38||
ആ മഹാസേന—ആനകളും കുതിരകളും രഥങ്ങളും നിറഞ്ഞു കവിഞ്ഞ—ദക്ഷിണദിക്കിലേക്കു വ്യാപിച്ചു മുന്നേറി; ആകാശത്തിൽ ഉയർന്ന മഹാമേഘംപോലെ തോന്നി। മൃഗപക്ഷികൾ വസിക്കുന്ന വനങ്ങൾ കടന്ന്, ഗംഗയുടെ അപ്പുറത്തീരത്ത്, മലകളിലൂടെയും നദികളിലൂടെയും കൂടി അത് മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങി।
That vast army teeming with elephants, horses and chariots proceeded southward spreading like a lofty cloud that had risen in the sky, traversing through the forests full of birds and beasts, passing through the mountains and streams on the other side of the river Ganga.
FAQs
Dharma is conveyed as steadfast pursuit of a rightful aim despite distance and hardship—collective perseverance aligned with moral responsibility.
Bharata’s large force travels south, crossing wilderness and terrain beyond the Gaṅgā.
Resolve and disciplined unity—an organized community moving together for a dharmic purpose.
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