Shloka 12
सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रस्थानम्
Departure from Sutikshna’s Hermitage
पश्याश्रमपदं रम्यं दण्डकारण्यवासिनाम्।एषां तपस्विनां वीर तपसा भावितात्मनाम्।।।।
paśyāśrama-padaṃ ramyaṃ daṇḍakāraṇya-vāsinām |
eṣāṃ tapasvināṃ vīra tapasā bhāvitātmanām ||
اے بہادر! دَندکَارنْیہ میں بسنے والے ان تپسویوں کے دلکش آشرموں کے مقامات کو دیکھو؛ یہ وہ ہیں جن کی آتما تپسیا سے سنور کر پاکیزہ و بلند ہوئی ہے۔
O valient Rama! the sages, living in the Dandaka forest, are self realised souls. See how delightful is the location of their hermitages!.
FAQs
It honours tapas as a dharmic discipline: moral and spiritual refinement that sustains forest communities and protects sacred life.
Sūtīkṣṇa points out the hermitage-settlements of Daṇḍaka’s sages and praises their spiritually cultivated lives.
The sages’ self-mastery and purity; Rama’s respectful attention to holy places and holy persons.