Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 35, Shloka 24
रामलक्षणवर्णनम्
Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita
त्वामेव मार्गमाणौ तौ विचरन्तौ वसुन्धराम्।ददर्शतुर्मृगपतिं पूर्वजेनावरोपितम्।।।।ऋश्यमूकस्य पृष्ठे तु बहुपादपसङ्कुले।भ्रातुर्भयार्तमासीनं सुग्रीवं प्रियदर्शनम्।।।।
tvām eva mārgamāṇau tau vicarantau vasundharām | dadarśatur mṛgapatiṁ pūrvajenāvaropitam ||
ṛśyamūkasya pṛṣṭhe tu bahupādapasaṅkule | bhrātur bhayārtam āsīnaṁ sugrīvaṁ priyadarśanam ||
Während sie allein dich suchten und über die Erde umherzogen, erblickten sie Sugrīva, den Herrn der Tiere, von seinem älteren Bruder vertrieben. Auf den Hängen des Ṛśyamūka, dicht von vielen Bäumen umstanden, saß er, vom Bruderfurcht gequält — und doch lieblich anzuschauen.
"While both of them were wandering, searching for you all over the earth they saw Sugriva, the lord of animals who had been thrown out of kingship by his elder brother and was living on the mountain Rshyamuka frightened of him.
FAQs
Dharma includes recognizing the distressed and forming righteous alliances: the meeting with Sugrīva becomes the basis for mutual support against wrongdoing.
Hanumān narrates the pivotal encounter: during the search for Sītā, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa meet the exiled Sugrīva on Mount Ṛśyamūka, fearful due to conflict with his elder brother.
Compassionate discernment—seeing a fearful exile and engaging him in a path that later restores justice and enables Sītā’s search.