Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52, Shloka 74
गङ्गातरणम्, सुमन्त्र-प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, जटाधारणम्
Crossing the Gaṅgā; Sumantra’s Return; Adoption of Ascetic Signs
स तु दृष्ट्वा नदीतीरे नावमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः।तितीर्षुः शीघ्रगां गङ्गामिदं लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्।।2.52.74।।
sa tu dṛṣṭvā nadītīre nāvam ikṣvākunandanaḥ | titīrṣuḥ śīghragāṃ gaṅgām idaṃ lakṣmaṇam abravīt || 2.52.74 ||
အိက္ခ္ဝာကုဝంశ၏ မင်းသားသည် မြစ်ကမ်းနားရှိ လှေကို မြင်၍ လျင်မြန်စွာ စီးဆင်းသော ဂင်္ဂါမြစ်ကို ကူးရန် အလိုရှိသဖြင့် လက္ခမဏအား ဤသို့ မိန့်တော်မူ하였다။
Seeing the boat on the river bank and intending to cross the swiftly flowing Ganga, Rama, descendant of the Iksvakus said to Lakshmana:
FAQs
Dharma here is prudent action: before undertaking a risky crossing, Rāma coordinates carefully with Lakṣmaṇa to ensure safety.
Rāma reaches the Gaṅgā, sees the prepared boat, and gives instructions to Lakṣmaṇa for boarding and crossing.
Forethought and protective care—Rāma plans the crossing with attention to the wellbeing of his companions.