पुण्यकल्पद्रुमो यस्य फलभारानतः स्थितः । मुक्तये जायते जन्तोस्तस्येदं श्रोतुमुद्यमः ॥ ४ ॥
puṇyakalpadrumō yasya phalabhārānataḥ sthitaḥ | muktayē jāyatē jantōstasyēdaṁ śrōtumudyamaḥ || 4 ||
Translation
Only the one whose wish-fulfilling tree of merit stands bowed with the weight of its fruit finds in himself the effort to hear this, for liberation.
Word by word
- puṇya
- of merit
- kalpadrumō
- (kalpadrumaḥ) the wish-fulfilling tree
- yasya
- whose
- phala
- of its fruit
- bhāra
- with the weight
- ānataḥ
- bowed
- sthitaḥ
- stands
- muktayē
- for liberation
- jāyatē
- arises
- jantōs
- (jantoḥ) in the person
- tasya
- in him
- idaṁ
- this
- śrōtum
- to hear
- udyamaḥ
- the effort
Meaning
The commentary: the effort to hear this arises in that meritorious person whose tree of merit is bent low with fruit. The wish to hear such a teaching is itself counted as a fruit of past merit. It does not come to everyone, and Rāma's longing to know is a sign that his tree is ripe.