विकसितेन सितेन तमोमुचा वरविचारणशीतलरोचिषा । गुणवता हृदयेन विराजसे त्वममलेन नभः शशिना यथा ॥ ७३ ॥
vikasitēna sitēna tamōmucā varavicāraṇaśītalarōciṣā | guṇavatā hṛdayēna virājasē tvamamalēna nabhaḥ śaśinā yathā || 73 ||
Translation
With a heart opened and pure, freed from darkness, shining cool with noble inquiry, and rich in virtues, you shine, as the sky shines with the spotless moon.
Word by word
- vikasitēna
- opened
- sitēna
- pure
- tamōmucā
- freed from darkness
- vara
- noble
- vicāraṇa
- with inquiry
- śītala
- cool
- rōciṣā
- shining
- guṇavatā
- rich in virtues
- hṛdayēna
- with a heart
- virājasē
- you shine
- tvam
- you
- amalēna
- spotless
- nabhaḥ
- the sky
- śaśinā
- with the moon
- yathā
- as
Meaning
The sarga closes, in the drutavilambita metre, with a word of comfort. The commentary says Rāma was doubting whether his own mind was truly open, and Vasiṣṭha sets him at rest. It is a kind thing to do after so many strict tests. Rāma has the moon's coolness, śītala, the mark of a mind whose fever has gone. The moon of verse 71 has moved from what is seen to the one who sees. The last sarga ended with Vasiṣṭha's stillness, and this one ends with the disciple's light.