Shloka 6.5.6

सेनानिवेशः रामविलापश्च (Encampment on the Northern Shore; Rama’s Lament and Sandhyā)

Devanagari script

वाहिवातयतःकान्तातांस्पृष्टवामामपिस्पृश ।त्वयिमेगात्रसंस्पर्शश्चन्द्रेदृष्टिसमागमः ।।।।

Transliteration

vāhi vāta yataḥ kāntā tāṃ spṛṣṭvā mām api spṛśa | tvayi me gātra-saṃsparśaś candre dṛṣṭi-samāgamaḥ ||6.5.6||

Translation

O Wind, go where my beloved dwells; having touched her, touch me as well—through you I shall feel the contact of her body, and through the moon I shall meet her gaze.

Context

O Wind! Touch that place where my beloved is and touch me as it will give me the same feeling as my beloved's touch. Through the moon I will get her eye contact too.

Characters & Entities

• Vāta (Wind)
• kāntā (beloved—implicitly Sītā)
• Candra (Moon)

FAQs

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

Dharma appears as steadfast fidelity: even amid war and hardship, the mind remains anchored in lawful, devoted love rather than distraction or wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

In separation from Sītā, the speaker addresses natural forces (wind and moon) as messengers, seeking imagined contact and consolation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Single-minded devotion (ananyatā) and constancy—love that does not waver from truth and commitment.