Shloka 4.1.103

पम्पा-तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka

Devanagari script

जीवेयं खलु सौमित्रे मया सह सुमध्यमा।सेवते यदि वैदेही पम्पायाः पवनं सुखम्।।।।

Transliteration

jīveyaṁ khalu saumitre mayā saha sumadhyamā |

sevate yadi vaidehī pampāyāḥ pavanaṁ sukham || 4.1.103 ||

Translation

O Saumitri, I could truly go on living if Vaidehi, slender-waisted, were here with me, delighting in the sweet breeze of Pampā.

Context

'O Saumitri! I can be alive and happy if Sita of slender waist enjoys here with me the sweet breeze of Pampa.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita (Vaidehi)
• Pampā (lake/region)
• breeze (pavana)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes marital fidelity as a dharmic anchor: Rama’s happiness is ethically rooted in shared life with Sita, not in solitary enjoyment.

What is the narrative situation?

Near Pampā, Rama expresses to Lakshmana that the landscape’s pleasures become meaningful only if Sita is present.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Single-minded devotion (ananyatā) to Sita, reflecting the Ramayana’s ideal of steadfast conjugal dharma.