Valmiki Ramayana 2.55.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 8
चित्रकूटमार्गोपदेशः
Instructions for the Chitrakuta Route and the Yamuna Crossing
समासाद्य तु तं वृक्षं वसेद्वातिक्रमेत वा।क्रोशमात्रं ततो गत्वा नीलं द्रक्ष्यथ काननम्।।।।पलाशबदरीमिश्रं रम्यं वंशैश्च यामुनैः।
samāsādya tu taṃ vṛkṣaṃ vased vātikrameta vā | krośamātraṃ tato gatvā nīlaṃ drakṣyatha kānanam || palāśabadarīmiśraṃ ramyaṃ vaṃśaiś ca yāmunaiḥ ||
ಆ ವೃಕ್ಷವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ನೀವು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಗಬಹುದು. ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಒಂದು ಕ್ರೋಶ ಮಾತ್ರ ಮುಂದೆ ಹೋದರೆ, ನೀಲಛಾಯೆಯ ಸುಂದರ ಕಾನನವನ್ನು ಕಾಣುವಿರಿ—ಪಲಾಶ ಮತ್ತು ಬದರಿ ವೃಕ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತವಾಗಿಯೂ, ಯಮುನಾ ತೀರದ ವಂಶ (ಬಿದಿರು)ಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಅಲಂಕರಿತವಾಗಿಯೂ ಇರುವುದನ್ನು.
Reaching that tree, you may tarry or proceed further. A krosa from there, you will see a beautiful forest filled with dark trees mixed with Palasas and badaris and bamboos on the Yamuna.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as mindful travel and restraint: resting when needed and moving on when appropriate—choosing actions that protect one’s dependents and sustain the larger vow of exile.
Guha gives practical landmarks and distances: a rest-point at a tree and, one krośa ahead, a distinctive forest by the Yamunā.
Steady endurance (dhṛti) supported by practical discernment in the journey.
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