रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम् · The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave
Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
Spoken by Rama to DasharathaSetting: ForestPlaces named: vana (forest), giri (mountains), saritaḥ (rivers), sarāṃsi (lakes/ponds)Imminent entry into exile-forest (vana-praveśa)
फलानि मूलानि च भक्षयन्वने गिरींश्च पश्यन् सरितस्सरांसि च ।
वनं प्रविश्यैव विचित्रपादपम् सुखी भविष्यामि तवास्तु निर्वृतिः ॥५९॥
phalāni mūlāni ca bhakṣayan vane girīṃś ca paśyan saritaḥ sarāṃsi ca |
vanaṃ praviśyaiva vicitrapādapaṃ sukhī bhaviṣyāmi tavāstu nirvṛtiḥ ||59||
అరణ్యంలో ఫలమూలాలు భక్షిస్తూ, పర్వతాలు, నదులు, సరస్సులు దర్శిస్తూ, నానావిధ వృక్షాలతో నిండిన ఆ వనంలో ప్రవేశించి నేను సుఖంగా ఉంటాను. మీకు శాంతి కలుగుగాక।
Entering the forest full of various kinds of trees I shall be happy to view the mountains, rivers and the lakes and to eat fruits and roots. (Hence) do not grieve.
Simplicity embraced for dharma becomes happiness; peace is offered to those left behind through steadfastness.
Supports practices of contentment and simplicity; useful for daily reflection on reducing needs and finding peace in nature.
Forest as inner withdrawal from sense-objects; simple food and contemplation as aids to śama-dama and vairāgya.
Araṇya/forest as the traditional locus of Upaniṣadic inquiry; quietude amid nature supporting śānti.
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46-2.48 (forest journey descriptions); Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.1-3.2 (Araṇyakāṇḍa: life in the forest)
Āraṇyaka tradition: forest life linked to contemplation and austerity
Ayodhyākāṇḍa: repeated assurances that exile is not suffering but dharmic ease
Anuṣṭup (śloka)
Narrative
Prasanna-madhyama, gentle cadence
Contentment in dharmic hardship: righteousness transforms exile into a disciplined, peaceful life rather than a punishment.
Rāma reassures Daśaratha that forest life will not be misery for him, asking him to be at peace.
Santoṣa (contentment) and resilience rooted in duty.
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