Shloka 27

Devanagari script

वायुरुवाच भो भो राघव सत्य वै वायुरस्मि सदागति: । अपापा मैथिली राजन्‌ संगच्छ सह भार्यया,(उस आकाशवाणीके रूपमें) वायुदेवता बोले--रघुनन्दन! मैं सदा विचरण करनेवाला वायुदेवता हूँ। सीताने जो कुछ कहा है, वह सत्य है। राजन्‌! मिथिलेशकुमारी सर्वथा पापशून्य हैं। आप अपनी इस पत्नीसे नि:संकोच होकर मिलिये

Transliteration

vāyur uvāca bho bho rāghava satyaṃ vai vāyur asmi sadāgatiḥ | apāpā maithilī rājan saṃgaccha saha bhāryayā ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “O Rāghava, know this to be true—I am Vāyu, the ever-moving one. O king, the princess of Mithilā is wholly free from sin. Therefore, reunite with your wife without hesitation.”

Word by Word

वायुःVāyu (wind-god)

उवाचsaid/spoke

भोO! (vocative particle)

भोO! (repeated for emphasis)

राघवO Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

सत्यःtruthful / true

वैindeed, surely

वायुःVāyu (wind-god)

अस्मिI am

सदाalways

गतिःmovement, going

अपापाsinless, free from fault

मैथिलीMaithilī (Sītā)

राजन्O king

संगच्छgo/come together with, unite with

सहtogether with

भार्ययाwith (your) wife

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (wind-god)

Rāghava (Rāma)

Maithilī (Sītā)

Mithilā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral judgment should rest on truth and reliable testimony: a divine witness affirms Sītā’s purity, urging the king to act without suspicion and restore rightful marital harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

In an aerial proclamation, Vāyu identifies himself and declares that Maithilī (Sītā) is sinless, instructing Rāghava (Rāma) to reunite with her without doubt.