Shloka 3.60.11
सीतान्वेषणविलापः (Rama’s Lament and Search for Sita)
वृक्षाद्वृक्षं प्रधावन्सगिरेश्चाद्रिं नदान्नदीम्।बभूव विलपन्रामश्शोकार्णवपरिप्लुतः।।3.60.11।।
upālakṣya nimittāni so 'śubhāni muhur muhuḥ | api kṣemaṃ nu sītāyā iti vai vyājahāra ca || 3.60.2 ||
Again and again, noticing inauspicious omens, he spoke to himself in anxious doubt: “Is Sītā truly safe—unharmed?”
Running from tree to tree, hill to hill, and river to river and weeping, Rama was immersed in a sea of sorrow.
Dharma here is care and responsibility toward one’s dependent and beloved: Rāma’s righteous mind is vigilant, reading signs and immediately turning to concern for Sītā’s welfare rather than self-interest.
After Sītā’s abduction, Rāma perceives repeated inauspicious omens in the forest and voices fearful doubt about whether she is safe.
Protective devotion and moral alertness—Rāma’s heart is oriented toward Sītā’s well-being, and his conscience responds sharply to signs of danger.