Shloka 3
स्वयंप्रभा
प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Svayamprabha Explains the Golden Forest and Questions the Vanaras
महद्धरण्या विवरं प्रविष्टाः स्म पिपासिताः।इमां स्त्वेवंविधान्भावान्विविधानद्भुतोपमान्।।4.51.3।।दृष्ट्वा वयं प्रव्यथितास्सम्भ्रान्ता नष्टचेतसः।
mahad dharaṇyā vivaraṃ praviṣṭāḥ sma pipāsitāḥ | imāṃs tv evaṃvidhān bhāvān vividhān adbhutopamān || 4.51.3 || dṛṣṭvā vayaṃ pravyathitāḥ sambhrāntā naṣṭacetasaḥ |
Sedentos, entramos nessa vasta abertura da terra; e, ao ver tantos prodígios variados e maravilhosos, ficamos abalados, atônitos e quase sem sentidos.
'Eat these wonderful roots and fruits and have these drinks and then tell me all about you.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē kiṣkindhākāṇḍē ēkapañcaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends of the fifty-first sarga in Kishkindakanda of the first epic, the Holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Humility before the unknown: dharma includes recognizing one’s limits and seeking rightful guidance rather than acting rashly amid marvels.
The vanaras describe how thirst led them into a great subterranean opening and how the extraordinary sights inside left them disoriented.
Prudence—acknowledging confusion and implicitly inviting instruction from a wiser resident (the ascetic).