Shloka 11
वर्षावर्णनम्
The Monsoon Description and Rama’s Counsel on Timing
कशाभिरिव हैमीभिर्विद्युद्भिरिवताडितम्।अन्तस्त्सतनिर्घोषं सवेदनमिवाम्बरम्।।
kaśābhir iva haimībhir vidyudbhir iva tāḍitam |
antasstanirghoṣaṁ savedanam ivāmbaram || 4.28.11 ||
Bầu trời như bị quất bởi những roi vàng—những tia chớp—lại vang rền sấm sét từ bên trong, dường như đang kêu khóc vì đau đớn.
'The triggering of lightning in the dark clouds appears to me like austere Vaidehistruggling helplessly to get free from the lap of Ravana.
FAQs
Dharma includes truthful acknowledgment of suffering without surrendering to it. Rāma’s perception of the sky’s ‘pain’ reflects honest grief (satya to one’s inner state) held within the larger duty to persevere.
Rāma, in the monsoon season, describes lightning and thunder in emotionally charged imagery while speaking to Lakṣmaṇa.
Emotional honesty combined with endurance—grief is expressed, yet the mission remains.