Shloka 2.50.7
गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः (Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha)
तथा विलपतां तेषामतृप्तानां च राघवः।अचक्षुर्विषयं प्रायाद्यथार्कः क्षणदामुखे।।2.50.7।।
jalāghātāṭṭahāsogrāṁ phena-nirmala-hāsinīm |
kvacid veṇī-kṛta-jalāṁ kvacid āvarta-śobhitām || 2.50.16 ||
Her crashing waters seemed like a fierce burst of laughter; her foam was a bright, pure smiling sheen. In some stretches her stream ran straight like a maiden’s braid, and in others she gleamed, adorned with whirlpools.
Not yet satisfied (they wanted to linger longer), they stood weeping, while Rama went out of sight just as the Sun disappears at nightfall.
Dharma is hinted through the symbolism of purity and life-giving flow: the river’s beauty and power invite reverence rather than exploitation.
A vivid sensory description of Gaṅgā’s movement—straight currents and swirling eddies—continues the journey-scene.
Attentiveness and reverent perception (seeing nature as sacred), a virtue aligned with satya (truthful seeing) and dharma.