Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.26-28: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shlokas 26-28
चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः · Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama
तं तु कृष्णाजिनधरं चीरवल्कलवाससम् ।
ददर्श राममासीनमभितः पावकोपमम् ॥२६॥
सिंहस्कन्धं महाबाहुं पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणम् ।
पृथिव्यास्सागरान्तायाः भर्तारं धर्मचारिणम् ॥२७॥
उपविष्टं महाबाहुं ब्रह्माणमिव शाश्वतम् ।
स्थण्डिले दर्भसंस्तीर्णे सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च ॥२८॥
taṃ tu kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ cīravalkalavāsasam |
dadarśa rāmamāsīnamabhitaḥ pāvakopamam ||26||
siṃhaskandhaṃ mahābāhuṃ puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam |
pṛthivyāssāgarāntāyāḥ bhartāraṃ dharmacāriṇam ||27||
upaviṣṭaṃ mahābāhuṃ brahmāṇamiva śāśvatam |
sthaṇḍile darbhasaṃstīrṇe sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca ||28||
Dia melihat Rama, tuhan bumi yang dibatasi lautan, duduk bagaikan api yang menyala, berpakaikan kulah rusa kijang dan pakaian kulit kayu, dengan lengan panjang dan bahu seperti singa serta mata bagaikan teratai putih. Pejuang yang berlengan perkasa itu kelihatan seperti Brahma, pencipta dan yang kekal, pelindung kebenaran. Ditemani Sita dan Lakshmana, Rama duduk di atas tanah yang ditaburi rumput darbha.
He saw Rama, lord of the ocean-bound earth, seated like blazing fire, clad in antelope skin and garment of bark, with long arms and shoulders like a lion and eyes like white lotuses. The mighty-armed warrior seemed like Brahma, the creator and the eternal, protector of righteousness. Accompanied by Sita and Lakshmana Rama sat on the bare ground strewn with darbha grass.
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The verse illustrates how Rama maintains his royal dignity and divine presence even in exile, embodying the principle that true nobility comes from character, not circumstances. His practice of dharma remains unshaken despite losing his kingdom.
Bharata has arrived at Rama's forest dwelling in Chitrakoot and first beholds his brother seated in ascetic simplicity, accompanied by Sita and Lakshmana, radiating a divine presence despite his humble surroundings.
Rama's virtue of equanimity (samatva) is highlighted. Despite being the rightful king living as a forest ascetic, he appears majestic and serene like Brahma himself, showing that external circumstances cannot diminish his inner greatness.
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