Tāḍakā's wood

Tāḍakā's wood is presented as both a wild forest and a place capable of visible renewal: after Ráma spends the night there at Viśvámitra’s direction, its grove is described as freed from a curse and fair as Chaitraratha Grove.

Setting and the Night's Rest

Viśvámitra directs Ráma to spend the night in the forest, and Ráma complies. The brief account joins the wood’s wild character to a moment of rest, placing the travelers within a landscape that is more than a simple backdrop to their journey.

The Grove Freed from Its Curse

The next description marks a change in the grove: it shines on that happy day, released from the curse that had lain upon it. The account does not specify the curse’s terms or explain its cause, but it makes the forest’s altered condition explicit.

Narrative Significance

The comparison to Chaitraratha Grove gives the transformation a clear measure of beauty. In a few lines, the wood shifts in description from wild place to radiant grove; its release from the curse supplies the episode’s decisive change, while the following canto turns toward the celestial arms.