हेमन्तवर्णनम् तथा भरतधर्मनिष्ठा-चिन्तनम्
Winter Description and Reflection on Bharata’s Devotion
जराजर्जरितैः पद्मैशशीर्णकेसरकर्णिकैः।नालषेर्हिमध्वस्सैर्न भन्ति कमलाकराः।।।।
jarājarjaritaiḥ padmaiḥ śīrṇakesarakarṇikaiḥ |
nālaśeṣair himadhvastair na bhānti kamalākarāḥ ||
आता कमलतळी शोभत नाहीत; कमळे जर्जर झाली आहेत, त्यांचे केसर व कर्णिका सुकून गेले आहेत, फक्त देठ उरले आहेत—पाळ्याने ती नष्ट झाली आहेत।
The lotuses in the tank no more shine (bright) as they are decayed by age, their filaments and pericarps withered with only stalks remaining.
It points toward detachment and truth about change: beauty and vitality decline with time; dharma asks one to ground life in enduring values (satya, duty) rather than transient appearances.
Rama continues the winter description, noting how frost has dulled the lotus-ponds.
Vairāgya (measured detachment): recognizing impermanence without despair.