Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 25
भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्
Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
उद्यानानि पुरा भान्ति मत्तप्रमुदितानि च।।2.71.25।।
जनानां रतिसंयोगेष्वत्यन्तगुणवन्ति च।
udyānāni purā bhānti mattapramuditāni ca || 2.71.25 ||
janānāṃ rati-saṃyogeṣv atyanta-guṇavanti ca |
முன்பு அந்த உபவனங்கள் பேரானந்தத்தில் மயங்கி ஒளிர்ந்தன; மக்களின் ரதி-சங்கமச் சந்திப்புகளுக்கு மிகச் சிறந்த குணமுடையவையாகவும் ஏற்றவையாகவும் இருந்தன।
Earlier the gardens used to reverberate with passionate songs of birds--places appropriate for lovers seeking pleasures.
FAQs
Dharma is not anti-joy; it frames legitimate human flourishing (including pleasure) within social stability. The remembered beauty of the gardens implies a former harmony now lost.
Rama recalls how lively and pleasure-filled the gardens used to be, highlighting the contrast with their present desolation.
Rama’s balanced understanding of life (puruṣārthas): he recognizes ordinary happiness as part of a healthy, dharmic society.
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