Shloka 43
पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्
Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks
दृश्यतेऽऽसौजनस्थानेश्रीमान्सीते वनस्पतिः ।।6.126.42।।जटायुश्चमहातेजास्तवहेतोर्विलासिनि ।रावणेनहतोयत्रपक्षिणांप्रवरोबली ।।6.126.43।।
kharaś ca nihato yatra dūṣaṇaś ca nipātitaḥ | triśirāś ca mahāvīryo mayā bāṇair ajihmagaiḥ | etat tad āśramapadaṃ asmākaṃ varavarṇini | parṇaśālā tathā citrā dṛśyate śubhadarśane | yatra tvaṃ rākṣasendreṇa rāvaṇena hṛtā balāt ||
Oh dama de hermosos miembros, éste es el lugar donde cayó Khara, donde fue abatido Dūṣaṇa, y donde el gran guerrero Triśiras sucumbió a mis flechas de vuelo recto. Éste es el sitio de nuestro āśrama; aún se ve la encantadora choza de hojas, grata a la vista, donde fuiste raptada por la fuerza por Rāvaṇa, señor de los rākṣasas.
"Sita, here is Janasthana, where a mighty tree is seen. Oh sportive lady! There the exceptionally strong and highly energetic vulture Jatayu got killed by Ravana on account of you."
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as protection of the righteous and condemnation of coercion: Rāma recalls punishing aggressors and marks the abduction as an act of adharma (force and violation).
Rāma points out the hermitage region connected with earlier battles (Khara, Dūṣaṇa, Triśiras) and identifies the very hut-site from which Rāvaṇa abducted Sītā.
Rāma’s commitment to justice and satya: he remembers the chain of causes and wrongs precisely, reinforcing moral accountability.