Valmiki Ramayana 2.54.2-3: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54, Shlokas 2-3
भरद्वाजाश्रमप्राप्तिः · Arrival at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage and Counsel toward Citrakūṭa
यत्र भागीरथीं गङ्गां यमुनाभिप्रवर्तते ।
जग्मुस्तं देशमुद्दिश्य विगाह्य सुमहद्वनम् ॥२॥
ते भूमिभागान्विविधान् देशांश्चापि मनोरमान् ।
अदृष्टपूर्वान् पश्यन्तस्तत्र तत्र यशश्विनः ॥३॥
yatra bhāgīrathīṁ gaṅgāṁ yamunābhipravartate |
jagmus taṁ deśam uddiśya vigāhya sumahad vanam ||2||
te bhūmibhāgān vividhān deśāṁś cāpi manoramān |
adṛṣṭapūrvān paśyantas tatra tatra yaśaśvinaḥ ||3||
Rāma, Sītā y Lakṣmaṇa, ilustres por su fama, se internaron en el vasto bosque, encaminándose al lugar donde el Yamunā se une con la Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā; y, mientras avanzaban, contemplaban diversos parajes y regiones deleitosas, nunca antes vistas.
Illustrious Rama, Sita and Lakshmana entered the deep forest and saw the different regions of the land and other enchanting places which they had never seen before and proceeded towards the region where the river Yamuna merged with Bhagirathi Ganga.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as steadfastness in a righteous path: even in exile, Rama continues forward without resentment, moving with purpose and self-control through unfamiliar terrain.
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana travel through a great forest toward the sacred confluence where the Yamuna meets the Ganga (Bhagirathi).
Perseverance and composure—Rama’s calm leadership in exile, and the companions’ shared resolve in an unknown landscape.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Valmiki Ramayana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
