Shloka 6
विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना
Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection
अवधूते तथाभूते तस्मिन्नियमनिश्चये।।।।कृतश्रमो निरुत्साहस्तस्माद्देशादपाक्रमे।
avadhūte tathābhūte tasmin niyama-niścaye | kṛtaśramo nirutsāhas tasmād deśād apākrame ||
ထိုနိယမကို ထိန်းသိမ်းရန် ခိုင်မာသောဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်သည် ထိုသို့ပင် ပျက်စီးသွားသောအခါ၊ ငါသည်—တပဿာကြိုးပမ်းမှုကြောင့် ပင်ပန်းနွမ်းနယ်၍ စိတ်အားလျော့ကာ—ထိုဒေသမှ ဆုတ်ခွာလာခဲ့သည်။
O best among men! for the successful completion of a sacrifice I took up a self-imposed religious observance. Two rakshasas, capable of assuming forms at will, are creating impediments to that sacrifice.
FAQs
The verse shows how dharmic discipline can be externally disrupted, and implies the need for rightful protection so that sacred vows are not rendered futile.
After repeated interference, Viśvāmitra states that his observance was effectively undone, and he left the area exhausted and disheartened.
It emphasizes the ascetic’s endurance and sincerity, even when circumstances force withdrawal rather than retaliation.