Valmiki Ramayana 3.60.2 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 2
सीतान्वेषणविलापः
Rama’s Lament and Search for Sita
उपालक्ष्य निमित्तानि सोऽशुभानि मुहुर्मुहुः।अपि क्षेमं नु सीताया इति वै व्याजहार च।।3.60.2।।
upālakṣya nimittāni so 'śubhāni muhur muhuḥ | api kṣemaṃ nu sītāyā iti vai vyājahāra ca || 3.60.2 ||
不吉な兆しを幾度も見て、彼は胸騒ぎのうちに独り言ちた。「シーターは本当に無事であろうか、傷ついてはいないか。」
Running from tree to tree, hill to hill, and river to river and weeping, Rama was immersed in a sea of sorrow.
FAQs
Dharma here is care and responsibility toward one’s dependent and beloved: Rāma’s righteous mind is vigilant, reading signs and immediately turning to concern for Sītā’s welfare rather than self-interest.
After Sītā’s abduction, Rāma perceives repeated inauspicious omens in the forest and voices fearful doubt about whether she is safe.
Protective devotion and moral alertness—Rāma’s heart is oriented toward Sītā’s well-being, and his conscience responds sharply to signs of danger.
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