Shloka 7
गङ्गा–सरयू-सङ्गमः, मलद–करूश-देशकथा, ताटकावनप्रवेशोपदेशः
The Confluence of Gaṅgā and Sarayū; the Tale of Malada–Karūśa; Counsel on Tātakā’s Forest
राघवस्य वचश्श्रुत्वा कौतूहलसमन्वित:।कथयामास धर्मात्मा तस्य शब्दस्य निश्चयम्।।1.24.7।।
rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā kautūhala-samanvitaḥ | kathayāmāsa dharmātmā tasya śabdasya niścayam || 1.24.7 ||
ရာဃဝ၏ စူးစမ်းလိုစိတ်ပြည့်ဝသော စကားကို ကြားသော်၊ ဓမ္မစိတ်ရှိသော ဝိශ්ဝာမိတ္တရသည် ထိုအသံ၏ အမှန်တရားနှင့် အရင်းအမြစ်ကို ရှင်းလင်းပြောကြားလေ၏။
At the words of Rama filled with curiosity, the righteous (Viswamitra) narrated the true nature of that sound.
FAQs
Dharma appears as truthful instruction: a righteous teacher responds to sincere inquiry by clarifying reality (satya) rather than leaving the listener in doubt.
Rāma hears a notable sound and asks about it; Viśvāmitra, as guide on the journey, begins explaining its real cause and background.
Viśvāmitra’s dharma as a guru—patient, accurate explanation; and Rāma’s teachability shown through attentive curiosity.