Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 8
सुमित्रोपदेशः
Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya
व्यक्तं रामस्य विज्ञाय शौचं माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्।न गात्रमंशुभि स्सूर्य स्सन्तापयितुमर्हति।।।।
vyaktaṃ rāmasya vijñāya śaucaṃ māhātmyam uttamam |
na gātram aṃśubhiḥ sūryaḥ santāpayitum arhati ||
रामाचे निर्मळ शौच्य व उत्तम माहात्म्य जाणून हे स्पष्ट आहे की सूर्यही आपल्या किरणांनी त्याच्या देहाला तापविण्याचे धाडस करत नाही.
Knowing Rama's sterling purity and greatness the Sun evidently dare not scorch his body with its rays.
FAQs
Moral purity (śauca) and greatness aligned with dharma are portrayed as spiritually protective—nature itself seems to honor the righteous.
In describing Rāma’s forest journey, the speaker poetically states that the Sun refrains from harming him, highlighting his merit.
Rāma’s śauca—inner and outer integrity—linked to his exalted character.