Shloka 4.1.15
पम्पा-तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka
मत्तकोकिलसन्नादैर्नर्तयन्निव पादपान्।शैलकन्दरनिष्क्रान्तः प्रगीत इव चानिलः।।।।
mattakōkilasannādair nartayann iva pādapān | śailakandaraniṣkrāntaḥ pragīta iva cānilaḥ ||
The wind, issuing from the mountain-caves, seems to sing sweetly; and with the rapturous calls of the cuckoos it is as though it makes the trees dance.
"As if the trees are dancing to the music of the cuckoos and to the sound of the wind coming out of the mountain-caves.
The verse indirectly highlights steadiness in dharma amid emotional turbulence: nature’s beauty stirs the heart, yet Rama’s larger righteous purpose (seeking Sita and upholding duty) remains the governing context.
Rama and Lakshmana move through the forest in spring; Rama observes the season’s music—wind, cuckoos, and swaying trees—while his inner grief over separation from Sita is being kindled.
Rama’s sensitivity and self-awareness: he reads the world truthfully (satya to experience) while continuing toward his duty-bound goal.