Shloka 3.64.47
गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम् — The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī
दीप्तपावकसङ्काशो द्युतिमान्समरध्वजः।अपविद्धश्च भग्नश्च कस्य साङ्ग्रामिको रथः।।।।
dīptapāvakasaṅkāśo dyutimān samaradhvajaḥ | apaviddhaś ca bhagnaś ca kasya sāṅgrāmiko rathaḥ ||
Whose war-chariot is this—bearing a battle-flag, blazing like fire, radiant—now overturned and shattered?
Whose war chariot with a battle flag is this, shining like burning fire, turned upside down and broken?
A dhārmic response to crisis begins with clear perception and truthful inquiry—Rāma does not speculate idly; he reads evidence and seeks the truth of what occurred.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa discover signs of a violent encounter near the Godāvarī while searching for Sītā, including a wrecked chariot.
Rāma’s alertness and commitment to satya (truthful assessment) even under intense grief.