Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 24
कामधेनुसैन्यप्रादुर्भावः
Kamadhenu’s Forces, Visvamitra’s Austerities, and Vasishta’s Wrath
वसिष्ठस्याश्रमपदं शून्यमासीन्महात्मन:।मुहूर्तमिव निश्शब्दमासीदिरिणसन्निभम्।।1.55.24।।
vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ śūnyam āsīn mahātmanaḥ |
muhūrtam iva niśśabdam āsīd iriṇasannibham || 1.55.24 ||
伟大的毗湿达之道场顿成空寂；顷刻之间万籁无声，宛如荒芜贫瘠之地。
The greatsoul Vasishta's hermitage became deserted and silent in an instant like a barren field.
FAQs
Adharma devastates community: when righteousness is attacked, the immediate sign is the collapse of refuge, learning, and peace—symbolized by the silent, empty āśrama.
After the weapons are unleashed, the hermitage empties out as all inhabitants flee.
The verse indirectly upholds the āśrama ideal—peace, study, and protection—as a dharmic value worth safeguarding.