Valmiki Ramayana 2.87.21: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 87, Shloka 21
गुहसंवादः · रामस्य रात्रिवासवर्णनम्
Dialogue with Guha: Account of Rama’s Night Halt
एतत्तदिङ्गुदीमूलमिदमेव च तत्तृणम् ।
यस्मिन्रामश्च सीता च रात्रिं तां शयितावुभौ ॥२१॥
etat tad iṅgudīmūlam idam eva ca tat tṛṇam |
yasmin rāmaś ca sītā ca rātriṃ tāṃ śayitāv ubhau ||21||
यह वही पेड़ है, इंगुदी का। यह वही घास है। इसी पर राम और सीता दोनों रात को सोए थे।
Here at the foot of the ingudi tree and upon that bed of grass both Rama and Sita rested that night.
FAQs
Acceptance of hardship with dignity: royal figures embrace simplicity without complaint, honoring the dharma of exile.
Guha indicates the exact spot and bedding where Rāma and Sītā rested for the night.
Rāma and Sītā’s endurance and simplicity (titikṣā, alpatva).
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