Shloka 5
तापसाश्रममण्डलदर्शनम्
Entering Dandaka and Meeting the Sages
पूजितं च प्रनृत्तं च नित्यमप्सरसां गणैः।विशालैरग्निशरणैः स्रुग्भाण्डैरजिनैः कुशैः।।3.1.4।।समिद्भिस्तोयकलशैः फलमूलैश्च शोभितम्।आरण्यैश्च महावृक्षैः पुण्यैस्स्वादुफलैर्वृतम्।।3.1.5।।
samidbhis toyakalaśaiḥ phalamūlaiś ca śobhitam |
āraṇyaiś ca mahāvṛkṣaiḥ puṇyaiḥ svāduphalair vṛtam ||
อาศรมงดงามด้วยฟืนสำหรับบูชา หม้อน้ำ ผลไม้และรากไม้ และถูกโอบล้อมด้วยไม้ใหญ่แห่งพงไพรอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยผลหวานชื่น
Having said so, the ascetics offered with reverence fruits, roots, flowers and other forest products to Rama and Lakshmana.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as harmony of ritual duty and simplicity: the āśrama’s needs (water, fuel, roots, fruits) support sacred practice without luxury or exploitation.
Continuing the description, the poet lists the practical and sacred resources that sustain ascetic life in the forest.
Contentment and disciplined sufficiency (santoṣa, aparigraha) are implied by reliance on modest forest resources.