Valmiki Ramayana 2.94.1-2: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 94, Shlokas 1-2
चित्रकूटवर्णनम् (Description of Chitrakūṭa) / Rama Shows Sita Chitrakuta
दीर्घकालोषित स्तस्मिन्गिरौ गिरिवनप्रियः ।
वैदेह्याः प्रियमाकाङ्क्षन्स्वं च चित्तं विलोभयन् ॥१॥
अथ दाशरथिश्चित्रं चित्रकूटमदर्शयत् ।
भार्याममरसङ्काश श्शचीमिव पुरन्दरः ॥२॥
dīrghakāloṣitaḥ tasmin girau girivanapriyaḥ |
vaidehyāḥ priyam ākāṅkṣan svaṃ ca cittaṃ vilobhayann ||1||
atha dāśarathiś citraṃ citrakūṭam adarśayat |
bhāryām amarasaṅkāśaḥ śacīm iva purandaraḥ ||2||
ដោយបានស្នាក់នៅលើភ្នំនោះយូរមកហើយ ព្រះរាម ដែលស្រឡាញ់ភ្នំ និងព្រៃឈើ ប្រាថ្នាឲ្យវៃទេហីរីករាយ និងឲ្យចិត្តរបស់ព្រះអង្គផ្ទាល់ក៏រីករាយដែរ។ បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះរាមជាព្រះរាជបុត្ររបស់ទសរថ ដែលភ្លឺរលោងដូចទេវតា បានបង្ហាញដល់ព្រះមហេសីនូវចិត្រកូដដ៏អស្ចារ្យ ដូចពុរន្ទរ (ឥន្ទ្រ) បានបង្ហាញដល់សចីដូច្នោះ។
Rama, resembling the gods, who had been living there for long developed a liking for the mountains and forests. With a desire to please Sita and his own mind, he showed her the wonderful Chitrakuta mountain as Indra did to his wife Sachi.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as sustaining righteousness through harmony and care: even in exile, Rāma upholds a balanced household-dharma by nurturing Sītā’s joy and keeping the mind steady through appreciation of the good.
The narration introduces Rāma’s affectionate act of showing Sītā the beauty of Citrakūṭa after they have been living in the forest region.
Rāma’s gentleness and emotional intelligence—he consciously creates consolation and meaning in exile for both Sītā and himself.
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