Shloka 18
चित्रकूटवर्णनम् (Description of Chitrakūṭa) / Rama Shows Sita Chitrakuta
वैदेहि रमसे कच्चिच्चित्रकूटे मया सह।पश्यन्ती विविधान्भावान्मनोवाक्कायसम्मतान्।।।।
vaidehi ramase kaccic citrakūṭe mayā saha | paśyantī vividhān bhāvān manovākkāyasammatān ||
ഹേ വൈദേഹീ, എന്റെ കൂടെ ഇവിടെ ചിത്രകൂടത്തിൽ നീ സന്തോഷത്തോടെ രമിക്കുന്നുണ്ടോ? മനസ്സിനും വാക്കിനും ശരീരത്തിനും ഇഷ്ടമായ നാനാവിധ ദൃശ്യങ്ങളും അനുഭവങ്ങളും കണ്ടുകൊണ്ട് നീ ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നുണ്ടോ?
O Sita, are you enjoying by being with me here on this Chitrakuta and observing various objects gratifying to the body, mind and speech?
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as considerate companionship: Rāma, though enduring exile, remains attentive to Sītā’s well-being and emotional comfort, treating shared hardship as a field for mutual care rather than complaint.
During forest exile at Citrakūṭa, Rāma speaks to Sītā while showing her the surroundings and asks whether she is content and enjoying the place with him.
Rāma’s empathy and gentle responsibility as a husband—he actively checks on Sītā’s happiness and frames the exile in a way that supports her morale.