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 ||
അശുഭ നിമിത്തങ്ങൾ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും കണ്ടറിഞ്ഞ് അവൻ വ്യാകുലനായി സ്വയം പറഞ്ഞു: “സീതയ്ക്ക് സത്യമായും ക്ഷേമമാണോ, അവൾക്ക് അനർത്ഥമൊന്നുമില്ലേയോ?”
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.