Shloka 11
मारीचवधोत्तरं रामस्य शङ्का-निमित्त-दर्शनं लक्ष्मण-निग्रहश्च
After Maricha’s Slaying: Omens, Anxiety, and Rama’s Rebuke of Lakshmana
इत्येवं चिन्तयन्रामश्श्रुत्वा गोमायुनिस्स्वनम्।।3.57.10।।आत्मनश्चापनयनान्मृगरूपेण रक्षसा।आजगाम जनस्थानं राघवः परिशङ्कितः।।3.57.11।।
taṃ dīnamanaso dīnam āsedur mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ |
savyaṃ kṛtvā mahātmānaṃ ghorāṃś ca sasṛjuḥ svarān ||
దీనమనస్సుతో ఉన్న రాముని వద్దకు మృగాలు, పక్షులు కూడా వ్యథతో చేరాయి. మహాత్ముడిని తమ ఎడమవైపు ఉంచుకొని వారు ఘోరమైన కేకలు విడిచారు।
On hearing the jackal's howl, Rama began thinking how the demon in the form of a deer drew him away. Thus in the midst of apprehensions he reached Janasthana.
FAQs
Dharma literature often treats nature as a moral mirror: ominous signs warn the righteous to act with heightened care and responsibility.
As Rāma nears the hermitage area, animals and birds behave inauspiciously, signaling impending calamity.
Sensitivity and attentiveness: the hero must read signs and respond to protect dharma and dependents.