Shloka 2
सीतान्वेषणारम्भः
The Search for Sita Begins
दृष्ट्वाश्रमपदं शून्यं रामो दशरथात्मजः।रहितां पर्णशालां च विध्वस्तान्यासनानि च।।3.61.1।।अदृष्ट्वा तत्र वैदेहीं सन्निरीक्ष्य च सर्वशः।उवाच रामः प्राक्रुश्य प्रगृह्य रुचिरौ भुजौ।।3.61.2।।
adṛṣṭvā tatra vaidehīṁ sannirīkṣya ca sarvaśaḥ |
uvāca rāmaḥ prākruśya pragṛhya rucirau bhujau ||3.61.2||
അവിടെ വൈദേഹിയെ കാണാതെ, എല്ലാദിക്കുകളിലേക്കും തിരിഞ്ഞുനോക്കി, രാമൻ ഉച്ചത്തിൽ നിലവിളിച്ചു; തന്റെ മനോഹരമായ ഭുജങ്ങൾ ഉയർത്തി പറഞ്ഞു.
Lakshmana, dedicated to his wellbeing, spoke to Rama, son of Dasaratha, who was sinking like an elephant into the quagmire, when he failed to trace Sita.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as steadfast responsibility: Rāma does not ignore disorder and absence, but urgently responds and seeks what is rightfully to be protected—Sītā—showing duty even amid shock.
Rāma realizes Sītā is not present, searches the area in all directions, and cries out as the crisis of her disappearance becomes clear.
Protective commitment and urgency—Rāma’s immediate, wholehearted response reflects devotion and accountability toward those under his care.