Shloka 11
मारीचवधोत्तरं रामस्य शङ्का-निमित्त-दर्शनं लक्ष्मण-निग्रहश्च
After Maricha’s Slaying: Omens, Anxiety, and Rama’s Rebuke of Lakshmana
इत्येवं चिन्तयन्रामश्श्रुत्वा गोमायुनिस्स्वनम्।।3.57.10।।आत्मनश्चापनयनान्मृगरूपेण रक्षसा।आजगाम जनस्थानं राघवः परिशङ्कितः।।3.57.11।।
taṃ dīnamanaso dīnam āsedur mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ |
savyaṃ kṛtvā mahātmānaṃ ghorāṃś ca sasṛjuḥ svarān ||
ଦୀନମନ ମୃଗ ଓ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନେ ବ୍ୟାକୁଳ ହୋଇ ତାଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସିଲେ; ମହାତ୍ମାଙ୍କୁ ବାମପାଶେ ରଖି ସେମାନେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ସ୍ୱର ଛାଡ଼ିଲେ।
On hearing the jackal's howl, Rama began thinking how the demon in the form of a deer drew him away. Thus in the midst of apprehensions he reached Janasthana.
FAQs
Dharma literature often treats nature as a moral mirror: ominous signs warn the righteous to act with heightened care and responsibility.
As Rāma nears the hermitage area, animals and birds behave inauspiciously, signaling impending calamity.
Sensitivity and attentiveness: the hero must read signs and respond to protect dharma and dependents.