Valmiki Ramayana 2.95.11: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 95, Shloka 11
मन्दाकिनीनदीदर्शनम्
The Vision of the Mandākinī at Citrakūṭa
तांश्चातिवल्गुवचसो रथाङ्गाह्वयना द्विजाः ।
अधिरोहन्ति कल्याणि निष्कूजन्त श्शुभा गिरः ॥११॥
tāṃś cātivalguvacasō rathāṅgāhvayanā dvijāḥ |
adhirōhanti kalyāṇi niṣkūjantaḥ śśubhā giraḥ ||11||
सीता, सुनो। पक्षी वहीं बैठते हैं और अपनी आवाज़ में गाते हैं। उनकी आवाज़ बहुत प्यारी लगती है।
O my auspicious Sita, sweet-voiced Chakravaka birds singing in most pleasant tones are alighting on those heaps of flowers.
FAQs
Dharma is steadiness in adversity: Rāma models contentment in exile by finding wholesome joy in nature rather than lamenting loss.
Rāma points out the beauty around Citrakūṭa/Mandākinī to Sītā, drawing her attention to birds and flower-heaps as they move about the area.
Rāma’s resilience and uplifting leadership—he comforts Sītā by reframing exile as a life of simplicity and beauty.
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