Shloka 4
जटायुवृत्तान्तः
Jatāyu’s Testimony and Rāma’s Grief
तं तथा परितापार्तं लक्ष्मणो राममब्रवीत्।इदमेव जनस्थानं त्वमन्वेषितुमर्हसि।।।।राक्षसैर्बहुभिः कीर्णं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम्।
taṁ tathā paritāpārtaṁ lakṣmaṇo rāmam abravīt | idam eva janasthānaṁ tvam anveṣitum arhasi || rākṣasair bahubhiḥ kīrṇaṁ nānā-drumalatāyutam ||
ഇങ്ങനെ ദഹിക്കുന്ന ദുഃഖത്തിൽ പീഡിതനായ രാമനെ കണ്ടു ലക്ഷ്മണൻ പറഞ്ഞു: “ആദ്യം ഈ ജനസ്ഥാനത്തെയേ നീ അന്വേഷിക്കണം; ഇത് അനേകം രാക്ഷസന്മാരാൽ നിറഞ്ഞതും നാനാവിധ വൃക്ഷലതകളാൽ സമൃദ്ധവുമാണ്.”
Rama hugged the king of vultures with servered wings, drenched in blood and asking him where Sita who was as dear to him as his life was, he dropped him and fell down on the ground.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē saptaṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the sixtyseventh sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as disciplined, step-by-step inquiry: Lakṣmaṇa urges a methodical search grounded in reality, not despair.
Lakṣmaṇa responds to Rāma’s anguish by proposing that they search Janasthāna first, despite its dangers.
Steadfast intelligence (buddhi) and supportive loyalty—Lakṣmaṇa offers practical guidance to stabilize Rāma.