Shloka 57
पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः
Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita
तत्रपूर्वं पदं कृत्वा पुरा विष्णुस्त्रिविक्रमे।।4.40.57।।द्वितीयं शिखरे मेरोश्चकार पुरुषोत्तमः।
tatra pūrvaṃ padaṃ kṛtvā purā viṣṇus trivikrame | dvitīyaṃ śikhare meroś cakāra puruṣottamaḥ ||
In uralter Zeit, als Viṣṇu — der Höchste unter den Wesen — als Trivikrama die drei Schritte vollzog, setzte er dort seinen ersten Schritt und den zweiten auf den Gipfel des Berges Meru.
'When the supreme being, Visnu took his three strides as Lord Vamana, he placed his first foot on this peak and the second on the peak of mount Meru.
FAQs
Dharma here is conveyed through sacred memory: the world is mapped by divine acts, reminding seekers to align their actions with a truthful, tradition-grounded understanding of reality rather than confusion or haste.
Sugriva describes notable cosmic landmarks to orient the vānaras’ search, invoking the Trivikrama episode to identify a significant peak and its relation to Mount Meru.
Pramāṇa-buddhi (reliance on authoritative knowledge) and steadiness—using well-known sacred references to guide disciplined action.