Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 23
चित्रकूटमार्गोपदेशः
Instructions for the Chitrakuta Route and the Yamuna Crossing
ते तीर्णाः प्लवमुत्सृज्य प्रस्थाय यमुनावनात्।श्यामं न्यग्रोध मासेदु श्शीतलं हरितच्छदम्।।।।
te tīrṇāḥ plavam utsṛjya prasthāya yamunāvanāt | śyāmaṃ nyagrodham āsēduḥ śītalaṃ haritacchadam ||
കടന്നശേഷം അവർ പ്ലവം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു; യമുനാതീരവനത്തിൽ നിന്നു പുറപ്പെട്ടു, തണലും പച്ച ഇലകളാൽ ഘനവുമായ ഇരുണ്ട നിറമുള്ള ന്യഗ്രോധവൃക്ഷത്തെ സമീപിച്ചു.
They crossed the swift-flowing river Yamuna, daughter of the Sun-god, full of waves and with trees growing thick on her banks.
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Dharma includes measured living: they take what is needed for passage, then move on without possessiveness—leaving the raft and proceeding simply.
Having crossed the Yamunā, the group enters the riverside forest and reaches a cool banyan tree.
Simplicity and non-attachment (aparigraha), reflected in moving onward after use.