Valmiki Ramayana 2.55.23 — 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 ||
ကူးပြီးနောက် သူတို့သည် လှေတံတားကို ထားခဲ့ကာ ယမုနာကမ်းဘေး တောအုပ်မှ ထွက်ခွာ၍ အရိပ်မည်းမည်းရှိသော ညညရောဓ (ဗညန်) သစ်ပင်ကြီးထံ ရောက်လာကြသည်။ ထိုသစ်ပင်သည် အေးမြ၍ စိမ်းလန်းသော အရွက်များ ထူထပ်လျက်ရှိသည်။
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.
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