Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 114, Shloka 20
अयोध्याप्रवेशः
Bharata Enters Ayodhya and Perceives the City’s Desolation
प्रावृषि प्रविगाढायां प्रविष्टस्याभ्रमण्डलम्। प्रच्छन्नां नीलजीमूतैर्भास्करस्य प्रभामिव।।2.114.20।।
prāvṛṣi pravigāḍhāyāṃ praviṣṭasyābhramaṇḍalam | pracchannāṃ nīlajīmūtair bhāskarasya prabhām iva || 2.114.20 ||
பெருமழைக்காலம் தீவிரமாய் மேகமண்டலம் நிறைந்து, கருநீல மேகங்கள் சூரியனின் ஒளியை மறைப்பதுபோல், அதுவும் மறைக்கப்பட்டதுபோல் தோன்றியது।
FAQs
Dharma is symbolized as light; when circumstances of injustice prevail, that light is not destroyed but concealed—suggesting hope that truth (satya) can re-emerge.
Ayodhya’s former brilliance is described as veiled, using the monsoon-and-sun metaphor.
Rama’s association with clarity and righteousness is implied: his absence makes the city’s ‘radiance’ seem covered.