Valmiki Ramayana 2.55.6-7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 55, Shlokas 6-7
चित्रकूटमार्गोपदेशः · Instructions for the Chitrakuta Route and the Yamuna Crossing
ततो न्यग्रोधमासाद्य महान्तं हरितच्छदम् ॥६॥
विवृद्धं बहुभिर्वृक्षै श्श्यामं सिद्धोपसेवितम् ।
तस्मै सीताञ्जलिं कृत्वा प्रयुञ्जीताशिषश्शिवाः ॥७॥
tato nyagrodham āsādya mahāntaṃ haritacchadam ||6||
vivṛddhaṃ bahubhir vṛkṣaiḥ śyāmaṃ siddhopasevitam |
tasmai sītāñjaliṃ kṛtvā prayuñjītāśiṣaḥ śivāḥ ||7||
Dann, wenn ihr jenen großen Nyagrōdha (Banyan) mit grünem Laub erreicht—dunkel von dichtem Wuchs und von Siddhas verehrt—soll Sītā die Hände falten und glückverheißende Gebete darbringen.
There you will find a large, banyan tree with its lush green leaves, looking dark with its densely grown trees. It is inhabited by siddhas. Sita should offer with folded palms invocations for her well-being.
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Respect for sanctified places and disciplined prayerful conduct, especially in exile, preserving inner steadiness and auspicious intention.
A repeated transmission of the instruction about the sacred banyan: it functions as a devotional landmark on the route.
Devotion (bhakti) and humility (vinaya) in Sītā’s demeanor.
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