Shloka 10
दक्षिणदिशि सीतान्वेषण-आदेशः
Commissioning the Southern Search for Sītā
सहस्रशिरसं विन्ध्यं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम्।नर्मदां च नदीं रम्यां महोरगनिषेविताम्।।4.41.8।।ततो गोदावरीं रम्यां कृष्णवेणीं महानदीम्।वरदां च महाभागां महोरगनिषेविताम्।।4.41.9।।मेखलामुत्कलां चैव दशार्णनगराण्यपि।आश्ववन्तीमवन्तीं च सर्वामेवानुपश्यत।।4.41.10।।
sahasraśirasaṃ vindhyaṃ nānādrumalatāyutam |
narmadāṃ ca nadīṃ ramyāṃ mahōraganiṣevitām || 4.41.8 ||
tato godāvarīṃ ramyāṃ kṛṣṇaveṇīṃ mahānadīm |
varadāṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ mahōraganiṣevitām || 4.41.9 ||
mekhalām utkalāṃ caiva daśārṇanagarāṇy api |
āśvavantīm avantīṃ ca sarvām evānupaśyata || 4.41.10 ||
Selidikilah Banjaran Vindhya yang seribu puncak, sarat dengan pelbagai pohon dan sulur; dan susurilah sungai Narmadā yang indah, yang sering didatangi ular-ular besar. Kemudian teruskan ke Godāvarī yang menawan, ke Kṛṣṇaveṇī, ke sungai agung Mahānadī; juga ke Varadā dan Mahābhāgā—wilayah yang dihuni naga-naga perkasa. Perhatikan dan carilah Mekhalā dan Utkalā, kota-kota Daśārṇa, serta Āśvavantī dan Avantī; ya, selidikilah semuanya dengan saksama.
'Search for Sita all over Vindhya of a thousand peaks filled with several trees and creepers, and along the river Narmada. Then proceed to Godavari, lovely Krishnaveni, Mahanadi, Varada and Mahabhaga inhabited by terrific serpents.You may search Mekhala, Utkala and Dasarna cities, Asvavanti and Avanti countries also.
FAQs
Dharma as meticulous duty: the righteous mission requires exhaustive coverage of terrain, not abandoning effort due to hardship or fear.
Sugrīva (in the southern dispatch) lists major mountains, rivers, and regions to be surveyed while searching for Sītā.
Perseverance and courage—continuing the search even through dangerous serpent-haunted regions.