Shloka 51
सुग्रीवस्य शतवलि-प्रेषणम्
Sugriva’s Commission to Satavali for the Northern Search
गन्धर्वाः किन्नरास्सिद्धा नागा विद्याधरास्तथा।रमन्ते सततं स्तत्र नारीभिर्भास्करप्रभाः।।।।
gandharvāḥ kinnarāḥ siddhā nāgā vidyādharās tathā |
ramante satataṃ tatra nārībhir bhāskaraprabhāḥ ||
അവിടെ ഗന്ധർവന്മാർ, കിന്നരന്മാർ, സിദ്ധന്മാർ, നാഗന്മാർ, വിദ്യാധരന്മാർ—സൂര്യപ്രഭപോലെ ദീപ്തരായി—തങ്ങളുടെ നാരീസഹചരികളോടുകൂടെ നിരന്തരം രമിക്കുന്നു।
There gandharvas, kinneras, siddhas, nagas and vidyadharas, radiant like the Sun, are seen sporting with their female companions.
FAQs
Dharma is the ability to witness splendor without losing one’s purpose; the mission to aid Rāma must remain primary over spectacle.
Sugrīva continues his depiction of the wondrous northern lands that may be encountered on the search route.
Steadiness (dhṛti): remaining undistracted even in extraordinary environments.