Shloka 20

भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage

Homeward Blessings

Devanagari script

तथेति च प्रतिज्ञातेवचनात्समनन्तरम् ।।6.127.20।।अभवन्पादपास्तत्रस्वर्गपादपसन्निभाः ।

Transliteration

tatheti ca pratijñāte vacanāt samanantaram |

abhavan pādapās tatra svargapādapasannibhāḥ ||6.127.20||

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อทรงปฏิญาณว่า “เป็นเช่นนั้นเถิด” แล้ว ในบัดดล ต้นไม้ทั้งหลายในที่นั้นก็กลายประหนึ่งพฤกษาแห่งสวรรค์

Word by Word

तथाso

इतिthus

चand

प्रतिज्ञातेupon (his) having promised

वचनात्from the words / by the utterance

समनन्तरम्immediately

अभवन्became

पादपाःtrees

तत्रthere

स्वर्गपादपसन्निभाःlike heavenly trees

Context

Rama and Lakshmana having greeted sage Bharadwaja who had asceticism as his wealth, enquired, saying, "Have you heard that crops have been good, Bharata is active, and mothers are doing well in Ayodhya?"

Characters & Entities

Bharadvāja (implied as the one who promises)

pādapa (trees)

svarga (heaven)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse links truthfulness and spiritual merit to efficacy: a sage’s truthful promise, grounded in tapas, bears immediate, beneficent results—showing dharma as a power that supports life.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja’s assent to Rāma’s request is instantly manifested as the environment becomes abundantly fruitful and heavenly in appearance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharadvāja’s spiritual potency and reliability; his word is effective because it is rooted in disciplined ascetic life.