Shloka 31

सौगन्धिकपुष्पप्रसङ्गः — The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān

Devanagari script

शरण्यं सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्मघोषनिनादितम्‌ | दिव्यमाश्रयणीयं तमाश्रमं श्रमनाशनम्‌

Transliteration

śaraṇyaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ brahmaghoṣanināditam | divyam āśrayaṇīyaṃ tam āśramaṃ śramanāśanam

Translation

அந்த ஆசிரமம் எல்லா உயிர்களுக்கும் அடைக்கலம்; அங்கே வேதத்தின் கம்பீரமான ஓசை முழங்கிக் கொண்டிருந்தது. அது தெய்வீகமானது, தஞ்சமடையத் தகுதியானது—சோர்வை அகற்றி, வந்தடைந்தவர்களுக்கு புதுவலிமை அளிக்கும் ஆசிரமம்.

Word by Word

शरण्यम्worthy of refuge, a refuge

सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings

ब्रह्मघोषनिनादितम्resounding with Vedic chants

दिव्यम्divine

आश्रयणीयम्fit to be resorted to

तम्that

आश्रमम्hermitage

श्रमनाशनम्destroyer of fatigue

Speaker

घटोत्कच उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ghaṭotkaca

āśrama (hermitage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A true āśrama is portrayed as universally protective and spiritually charged: its Vedic soundscape and disciplined sanctity make it a legitimate refuge, and its ethical function is to relieve the burdens—physical and mental—of those who seek shelter.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ghaṭotkaca points out (or praises) a particular hermitage, describing it as sacred, filled with Vedic recitation, and suitable for taking refuge in—emphasizing its role as a restorative sanctuary for all beings.