Shloka 3
शरभङ्गाश्रमगमनम् तथा इन्द्रदर्शनम्
Approach to Sarabhanga’s Hermitage and the Vision of Indra
आश्रमं शरभङ्गस्य राघवोऽभिजगाम ह।।3.5.3।।तस्य देवप्रभावस्य तपसा भावितात्मनः।समीपे शरभङ्गस्य ददर्श महदद्भुतम्।।3.5.4।।
āśramaṃ śarabhaṅgasya rāghavo 'bhijagāma ha ||3.5.3||
tasya devaprabhāvasya tapasā bhāvitātmanaḥ |
samīpe śarabhaṅgasya dadarśa mahad adbhutam ||3.5.4||
พระราฆวะ (พระราม) เสด็จถึงอาศรมของศรภังคะ ครั้นอยู่ใกล้ฤๅษีผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยเดชทิพย์ และจิตอันสุกงอมด้วยตบะนั้น พระองค์ได้ทอดพระเนตรสิ่งอัศจรรย์ยิ่งใหญ่
Rama went to the hermitage of Sarabhanga, a sage with divine grace who had realised the supreme (by his penance). Thus by the side of the sage he witnessed a huge wonder.
FAQs
Dharma honors spiritual refinement: the text foregrounds the authority of tapas and inner maturity as sources of sanctity and guidance.
Rāma arrives at Śarabhaṅga’s hermitage and witnesses an extraordinary phenomenon in the sage’s vicinity.
Śarabhaṅga’s ascetic attainment (tapas) and Rāma’s receptive reverence toward holy places and holy persons.