Shloka 13
हेमन्तवर्णनम् तथा भरतधर्मनिष्ठा-चिन्तनम्
Winter Description and Reflection on Bharata’s Devotion
रविसङ्क्रान्तसौभाग्य स्तुषारारुणमण्डलः।निश्श्वासान्ध इवादर्शन्छन्द्रमा न प्रकाशते।।।।
ravisaṅkrāntasaubhāgyaḥ tuṣārāruṇamaṇḍalaḥ | niśśvāsāndha ivādarśaś candramā na prakāśate ||
सूर्याचे तेज मंदावून तुषारामुळे त्याचे मण्डल अरुण झाले असता, चंद्रमा स्पष्ट प्रकाशत नाही—जणू श्वासाने धूसर झालेला आरसा।
On a fullmoon night the beams of the moon faded by forest look pale, dull like Sita scorched by the heat of the Sun.
FAQs
The verse points to clarity vs. obscuration: dharmic insight requires a mind not clouded—just as the moon’s light is veiled, discernment can be veiled by conditions.
A winter-night description in the forest, using celestial imagery to convey the season’s dimness and chill.
Reflective awareness—seeing nature truthfully and expressing it with measured, instructive speech.