Shloka 23.15Unverified draft
तस्यायमाश्रम: पुण्यस्तस्येमे मुनय: पुरा। शिष्या धर्मपरा नित्यं तेषां पापं न विद्यते।।1.23.15।।
Meaning
"This is that sacred hermitage, and these sages were once his disciples, ever devoted to righteousness — sin has no hold on them."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasya ayam āśramaḥ puṇyaḥ | तस्य अयम् आश्रमः पुण्यः | this is his sacred hermitage | Nominative singular |
| tasya ime munayaḥ purā | तस्य इमे मुनयः पुरा | these sages here were formerly his | Nominative plural |
| śiṣyāḥ dharma-parāḥ nityam | शिष्याः धर्म-पराः नित्यम् | disciples, ever devoted to dharma | Nominative plural |
| teṣām pāpam na vidyate | तेषाम् पापम् न विद्यते | sin does not exist in them | Verb (present, passive) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source clarifies the hermitage belongs equally to 'Kama's site' and 'Shiva's site' (tasya kaamasya sthaaNorvaa) since Shiva is Kaameshvara, the lord who controls Kama.
2 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.23.15 · Bāla Kāṇḍa