Shloka 13
दक्षिणदिशि सीतान्वेषण-आदेशः
Commissioning the Southern Search for Sītā
अयोमुखश्च गन्तव्यः पर्वतो धातुमण्डितः।।।।विचित्रशिखर श्श्रीमांश्चित्रपुष्पितकाननः।सचन्दनवनोद्देशो मार्गितव्यो महागिरिः।।।।
ayomukhaś ca gantavyaḥ parvato dhātumaṇḍitaḥ |
vicitraśikharaḥ śrīmāṃś citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ |
sa-candanavanoddeśo mārgitavyo mahāgiriḥ ||
ধাতুৰে অলংকৃত অয়োমুখ পৰ্বতলৈ যোৱা উচিত; সি বিচিত্ৰ শিখৰে শোভিত, শ্ৰীসমৃদ্ধ, আৰু নানাবৰ্ণ পুষ্পেৰে প্ৰফুল্লিত কাণনেৰে ভৰা। চন্দনবনৰ অঞ্চলসমূহে সমৃদ্ধ সেই মহাগিৰিকো অনুসন্ধান কৰিব লাগিব।
'Look for Sita all over mount Ayomukha (known as Malaya), rich in ores. It has wonderful peaks. It looks colourful with the forest in bloom. This great mountain is full of sandalwood forest.
FAQs
Dharma is meticulousness in a righteous mission: even beautiful or resource-rich places must be examined carefully, not merely admired.
Sugrīva marks a notable southern landmark (Mount Ayomukha) and instructs the team to search it as part of the route.
Practical wisdom—using geographic features to plan and conduct an effective search.