Shloka 28
सौगन्धिकपुष्पप्रसङ्गः — The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān
महर्षिगणसम्बाधं ब्राह्मया लक्ष्म्या समन्वितम् । दुष्प्रवेशं महाराज नरैर्धर्मबहिष्कृतैः,महाराज! वह पावन तीर्थ महर्षियोंके समुदायसे भरा हुआ और ब्राह्मी श्रीसे सुशोभित था। धर्महीन मनुष्योंका वहाँ प्रवेश पाना अत्यन्त कठिन था
maharṣigaṇasambādhaṃ brāhmyā lakṣmyā samanvitam | duṣpraveśaṃ mahārāja narair dharmabahiṣkṛtaiḥ ||
“Ó grande rei, aquele vau sagrado estava repleto de hostes de grandes rishis e adornado com o esplendor divino condigno a Brahmā. Para os homens excluídos do dharma—os que vivem sem retidão—entrar ali era extremamente difícil.”
घटोत्कच उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred places are not merely physical locations; they are sustained by dharma and the presence of the righteous. Those who abandon ethical order become unfit for such spaces—access is portrayed as spiritually ‘closed’ to the unrighteous.
Ghaṭotkaca describes a holy tīrtha to the king, emphasizing that it is filled with great sages and radiant with sanctity, and that people who are outside dharma find it extremely difficult to enter.