Shloka 2.92.12

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः — Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

अनन्तरं तत्सरितश्चित्रकूटश्च पर्वतः। तयोः पर्णकुटी तात तत्र तौ वसतो ध्रुवम्।।2.92.12।।

Transliteration

anantaraṃ tat-saritaś citrakūṭaś ca parvataḥ |

tayoḥ parṇakuṭī tāta tatra tau vasato dhruvam ||

Translation

O dear child, beyond that river lies Mount Citrakūṭa; there, upon those heights, stands their leaf-hut—surely the two of them dwell there.

Context

O dear child, beyond that river lies mount Chitrakuta on which there is a hut made of leaves where, for sure, they both dwell.

Characters & Entities

• Citrakūṭa
• Mandākinī (implied by “that river”)
• Rāma (implied by “the two of them”)
• Sītā or Lakṣmaṇa (contextually “the two”; verse itself uses dual—commonly Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa or Rāma and Sītā depending on passage context)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma as steadfastness in chosen duty: the leaf-hut symbolizes disciplined simplicity in forest-life undertaken for righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja confirms the exact place where Rāma and his companion(s) are living at Citrakūṭa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Certainty and truthfulness in guidance (satya in counsel), enabling Bharata to proceed rightly.