Shloka 32
शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्
Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva
मदप्रगल्भेषु च वारणेषुगवां समूहेषु च दर्पितेषु।प्रसन्नतोयासु च निम्नगासुविभाति लक्ष्मीर्बहुधा विभक्ता।।
mada-pragalbheṣu ca vāraṇeṣu
gavāṃ samūheṣu ca darpiteṣu |
prasanna-toyāsu ca nimnagāsu
vibhāti lakṣmīr bahudhā vibhaktā ||
மதம் பொங்கும் யானைகளிலும், கர்வமுடன் திரியும் மாடுகளின் கூட்டங்களிலும், தெளிந்த நீருடைய ஆறுகளிலும்—லட்சுமி தேவியைப் போல பல வடிவங்களாகப் பிரிந்து—அழகு ஒளிர்கிறது।
'Goddess Laxmi with her scattered self shines there among the proud elephants, among herds of excited bulls and among streams with clear water.
FAQs
True śrī (prosperity/beauty) is not hoarded but ‘distributed’—dharma views abundance as something that appears across creation and should inspire gratitude and right conduct.
Rāma continues describing autumn’s splendour as visible in animals and clear waters, while the human task of keeping promises remains pending.
Reverence for order (ṛta): perceiving auspiciousness in nature while maintaining moral seriousness about obligations.