Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 102, Shloka 24
पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च
Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī
ते सुतीर्थां ततः कृच्छ्रादुपागम्य यशस्विनः।नदीं मन्दाकिनीं रम्यां सदा पुष्पितकाननाम्।।।।शीघ्रस्रोतसमासाद्य तीर्थं शिवमकर्दमम्।सिषिचु स्तूदकं राज्ञे तत एतद् भवत्विति।।।।
te sutīrthāṃ tataḥ kṛcchrād upāgamya yaśasvinaḥ | nadīṃ mandākinīṃ ramyāṃ sadā puṣpitakānanām ||
ನಂತರ ಆ ಯಶಸ್ವಿ ಸಹೋದರರು ಬಹು ಕಷ್ಟದಿಂದ ಸುತೀರ್ಥವುಳ್ಳ, ಸದಾ ಪುಷ್ಪಿತ ವನಗಳಿಂದ ಶೋಭಿಸುವ ರಮ್ಯ ಮಂದಾಕಿನೀ ನದಿಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿದರು.
The illustrious brothers approached with great difficulty the swift-flowing and enchanting river Mandakini which had convenient descent and endowed with forests always in bloom. They descended at an auspicious place that was not slushy and offered libations of water saying 'O father, let these offerings be yours'.
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Dharma includes perseverance in rightful duties even amid hardship: despite difficulty, the brothers proceed to the river to perform purificatory and ancestral rites.
Rāma and his brothers arrive at the Mandākinī and locate a suitable place to descend for bathing and offerings.
Steadfastness and resolve: they continue forward through physical strain, guided by duty toward their father.