Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 114, Shloka 20
अयोध्याप्रवेशः
Bharata Enters Ayodhya and Perceives the City’s Desolation
प्रावृषि प्रविगाढायां प्रविष्टस्याभ्रमण्डलम्। प्रच्छन्नां नीलजीमूतैर्भास्करस्य प्रभामिव।।2.114.20।।
prāvṛṣi pravigāḍhāyāṃ praviṣṭasyābhramaṇḍalam | pracchannāṃ nīlajīmūtair bhāskarasya prabhām iva || 2.114.20 ||
Như hào quang của mặt trời bị che khuất bởi mây mưa đen sẫm khi mùa mưa đã dày, vòm trời mây phủ tràn—cảnh ấy hiện ra cũng vậy, mờ lấp, bị che kín.
FAQs
Dharma is symbolized as light; when circumstances of injustice prevail, that light is not destroyed but concealed—suggesting hope that truth (satya) can re-emerge.
Ayodhya’s former brilliance is described as veiled, using the monsoon-and-sun metaphor.
Rama’s association with clarity and righteousness is implied: his absence makes the city’s ‘radiance’ seem covered.