अयोध्याप्रवेशः
Bharata Enters Ayodhya and Perceives the City’s Desolation
बिडालोलूकचरितामालीननरवारणाम्। तिमिराभ्याहतां कालीमप्रकाशां निशामिव।।2.114.2।।
biḍālōlūkacaritām ālīnanaravāraṇām | timirābhyāhatāṃ kālīm aprakāśāṃ niśām iva || 2.114.2 ||
அது நிசையே போல—கருமை, ஒளியற்றது, அடர்ந்த இருளால் மூடப்பட்டது; அங்கே பூனைகளும் ஆந்தைகளும் உலாவ, மனிதரும் யானைகளும் எங்கும் காணப்படவில்லை।
The verse indirectly highlights the social dimension of dharma: when righteous order is disturbed (through the unjust exile of Rama), the city’s harmony and safety diminish, symbolized by darkness and nocturnal creatures.
Bharata is approaching/observing Ayodhya after Rama’s exile; the narrator describes the city’s eerie, deserted atmosphere.
Bharata’s sensitivity and moral alarm are implied: he recognizes that a visible change in the city reflects an underlying ethical crisis.