Shloka 13
हेमन्तवर्णनम् तथा भरतधर्मनिष्ठा-चिन्तनम्
Winter Description and Reflection on Bharata’s Devotion
रविसङ्क्रान्तसौभाग्य स्तुषारारुणमण्डलः।निश्श्वासान्ध इवादर्शन्छन्द्रमा न प्रकाशते।।।।
ravisaṅkrāntasaubhāgyaḥ tuṣārāruṇamaṇḍalaḥ | niśśvāsāndha ivādarśaś candramā na prakāśate ||
جب سورج کی تاب کم ہو جائے اور اس کا قرص پالا پڑنے سے سرخی مائل ہو جائے، تو چاند صاف روشن نہیں ہوتا—گویا سانس کی بھاپ سے دھندلا ہوا آئینہ۔
On a fullmoon night the beams of the moon faded by forest look pale, dull like Sita scorched by the heat of the Sun.
FAQs
The verse points to clarity vs. obscuration: dharmic insight requires a mind not clouded—just as the moon’s light is veiled, discernment can be veiled by conditions.
A winter-night description in the forest, using celestial imagery to convey the season’s dimness and chill.
Reflective awareness—seeing nature truthfully and expressing it with measured, instructive speech.