Shloka 31
दक्षिणदिशि सीतान्वेषण-आदेशः
Commissioning the Southern Search for Sītā
तस्यैकं काञ्चनं शृङ्गं सेवतेऽयं दिवाकरः।।4.41.30।।श्वेतं राजतमेकं च सेवतेऽयं निशाकरः।न तं कृतघ्नाः पश्यन्ति न नृशंसा न नास्तिकाः।।4.41.31।।
śvetaṃ rājatam ekaṃ ca sevate 'yaṃ niśākaraḥ |
na taṃ kṛtaghnāḥ paśyanti na nṛśaṃsā na nāstikāḥ || 4.41.31 ||
และนิศากร—จันทรเทพ—เสด็จไปสถิตยังยอดอีกแห่งหนึ่ง อันขาวผ่องดุจเงินยวง; แต่ผู้เนรคุณ ผู้โหดร้าย และผู้ไร้ศรัทธา ย่อมไม่อาจได้เห็นทัศนียภาพนั้น
'The Sun resorts to its golden peak. The Moon rests over its silver peak. Neither the ungrateful, nor the mean nor the unbelievers can behold this (phenomenon).
FAQs
The verse links moral character with spiritual perception: gratitude, compassion, and faith align one with dharma, while ingratitude, cruelty, and denial obstruct one’s ability to recognize what is sacred and true.
While outlining the southern route, Sugrīva describes a wondrous mountain-phenomenon and adds a moral observation about who can truly behold it.
Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) as a defining virtue: the grateful are implicitly qualified for higher vision and worthy participation in righteous tasks.