Valmiki Ramayana 2.55.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 18
चित्रकूटमार्गोपदेशः · Instructions for the Chitrakuta Route and the Yamuna Crossing
आरोप्य प्रथमं सीतां सङ्घाटं परिगृह्य तौ ।
तत प्रतेरतुर्यत्तौ वीरौ दशरथात्मजौ ॥१८॥
āropya prathamaṃ sītāṃ saṅghāṭaṃ parigṛhya tau |
tataḥ pratēratur yattau vīrau daśarathātmajau ||18||
ആദ്യം സീതയെ പ്ളവത്തിലേക്ക് കയറ്റി, പ്ളവം ഉറപ്പായി പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, പിന്നെ ദശരഥന്റെ ആ രണ്ടു വീരപുത്രന്മാർ ജാഗ്രതയോടെ മറുകര കടന്നു.
Those valiant sons of Dasaratha held the float (firmly) to help Sita step on to it. Then they crossed the river carefully.
FAQs
Dharma appears as considerate protection and proper conduct: the brothers ensure Sītā’s safety first, then proceed—placing duty of care above haste.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa manage the raft so Sītā can board safely, and then they cross the river cautiously.
Attentiveness and protective responsibility (rakṣaṇa-bhāva), especially toward Sītā.
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