Shloka 31
चित्रकूटगमनम् तथा पर्णशालाप्रवेशः
Arrival at Chitrakuta and Establishing the Leaf-Hut
वैश्वदेवबलिं कृत्वा रौद्रं वैष्णव मेव च।वास्तुसंशमनीयानि मङ्गलानि प्रवर्तयन्।।।।जपं च न्यायत कृत्वा स्नात्वा नद्यां यथाविधि।पापसंशमनं राम श्चकार बलिमुत्तमम्।।।।
vaiśvadeva-baliṃ kṛtvā raudraṃ vaiṣṇavam eva ca |
vāstu-saṃśamanīyāni maṅgalāni pravartayan ||
రాముడు వైశ్వదేవబలిని సమర్పించి, రుద్రునికీ విష్ణువుకీ విధిపూర్వక బలిని అర్పించాడు; ఆ నివాసస్థలంలోని వాస్తుదేవతను శాంతింపజేసే మంగళకర్మలను ప్రారంభించాడు।
Rama, offered oblations to Visvadevas, Rudra and Visnu, performed the auspices for the appeasement of the household deity. And having muttered japa silently in conformity with tradition, he took his ablution in the river as enjoined (by the sastras) and offered his final oblations for the expiation of his sins.
FAQs
Dharma here is careful observance of rightful conduct (ācāra): even in exile, Rāma maintains sacred duties—honouring gods and the dwelling-place—showing that righteousness is not dependent on comfort or status.
Having reached a place suitable for living in the forest setting, Rāma performs prescribed offerings and auspicious pacification rites before settling in.
Rāma’s disciplined piety and steadiness in dharma—he treats ritual responsibility and sanctity of place as essential, even during hardship.