Viradha Falls as Sharabhanga Rises through Fire toward Brahman
Uttara Kanda, Doha 65
Doha 65 · Movement 2 of 2
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The story enters the deeper forest. Bhushundi tells how Viradha is slain, and the violent obstruction upon the path is removed. Then another departure appears, solemn and self-chosen: Sharabhanga relinquishes his body before the Lord.
The forest is not one unbroken darkness. Sutiksna's love shines within it, ardent and unguarded. Farther on, Rama enters the satsang of Agastya, where the stillness of the sage meets the presence of the wandering prince.
A single Doha gathers battle, renunciation, devotion, and holy company. One being falls through the force of Rama's intervention. Another leaves the body through mature resolve. One sage burns with love, while another receives the Lord in the clarity of spiritual companionship. Garuda hears that the forest journey does not move through one spiritual texture. Every clearing reveals another way a life may meet Rama and be transformed by that meeting.
In Dandaka, the same Lord meets violence, final renunciation, overflowing love, and the serene welcome of a sage.
Read the passage from the Manas
कहि बिराध बध जेहि बिधि देह तजी सरभंग।। बरनि सुतीछन प्रीति पुनि प्रभु अगस्ति सतसंग।।65।।
He told how Viradha was slain and how Sharabhanga gave up his body. He described Sutiksna's love, and then the Lord's satsang with sage Agastya.