Shloka 26
शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्
Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva
घनानां वारणानां च मयूराणां च लक्ष्मण।नादः प्रस्रवणानां च प्रशान्तस्सहसाऽनघ।।
ghanānāṃ vāraṇānāṃ ca mayūrāṇāṃ ca lakṣmaṇa |
nādaḥ prasravaṇānāṃ ca praśāntaḥ sahasā ’nagha ||
హే అనఘ లక్ష్మణా! ఘనమేఘాల గర్జన, గజాల తూర్యనాదం, నెమళ్ల కేకలు, జలపాతాల గంభీరధ్వని—అన్నీ అకస్మాత్తుగా శాంతించెను।
'O sinless Lakshmana! the rumblings of heavy clouds, the trumpeting of elephants, the cry of peacocks and the sound of waterfalls have become suddenly stilled.
FAQs
Dharma here is implied through attentiveness to kāla (right timing): nature’s sudden stilling signals seasonal change, reminding that duties must be pursued without delay.
The rains have ended and autumn begins; Rāma, already anxious about Sītā and Sugrīva’s delay, points out nature’s abrupt quieting to Lakṣmaṇa.
Rāma’s vigilance and sense of responsibility—he reads signs of time passing and feels urgency to act in accordance with duty.