Shloka 40
त्यक्त्वा वराण्यात्मविभूषणानिबर्हाणि तीरोपगता नदीनाम्।निर्भर्त्स्यमाना इव सारसौघैःप्रयान्ति दीना विमदा मयूराः।।
tyaktvā varāṇy ātmavibhūṣaṇāni barhāṇi tīropagatā nadīnām | nirbhartsyamānā iva sārasaughaiḥ prayānti dīnā vimadā mayūrāḥ ||
त्यक्त्वा वराण्यात्मविभूषणानि बर्हाणि तीरोपगता नदीनाम्। निर्भर्त्स्यमाना इव सारसौघैः प्रयान्ति दीना विमदा मयूराः॥
'The peacocks have shed their ornamental wear, their plumes. They are moving on the river banks miserably, devoid of high spirit as if they are being taunted by flocks of sarasa birds (who are high-spinted and cheerful).
FAQs
It evokes impermanence: pride and display fall away with time; Dharma encourages humility and steadiness rather than dependence on outward adornment.
Autumn changes the creatures’ behavior; peacocks lose their festive vigor and wander quietly by rivers.
Humility (vinaya), taught through seasonal symbolism rather than direct character action.