Shloka 36
मायामृगदर्शनम्
The Vision of the Illusory Deer
एष चैव मृगश्श्रीमान् यश्च दिव्यो नभश्चरः।उभावेतौ मृगौ दिव्यौ तारामृगमहीमृगौ।।।।
eṣa caiva mṛgaś śrīmān yaś ca divyo nabhaścaraḥ | ubhāv etau mṛgau divyau tārāmṛga-mahīmṛgau ||
กวางนี้ก็สง่างามยิ่ง และกวางอีกตัวหนึ่งนั้นซึ่งเป็นทิพย์และเคลื่อนไปในนภา—ทั้งสองล้วนเป็นกวางทิพย์อัศจรรย์: ‘กวางท่ามกลางดวงดาว’ และ ‘กวางบนพื้นพิภพ’
This majestic deer and the deer flying in heaven (the deer's figure seen in the Moon called Mrgasira) - both the deer of the star in the sky and the deer of the earth are divine.
FAQs
The verse shows how the mind sacralizes what it desires by calling it ‘divine.’ Dharma requires that ‘truth’ (satya) be tested, not assumed—especially when wonder and craving arise together.
Rama elevates the deer’s marvel by comparing it with a celestial ‘deer’ figure in the sky, treating both as extraordinary.
Wonder and poetic imagination are emphasized, while the broader episode teaches the complementary virtue of careful verification (satya-anusandhāna).