Shloka 1
अरण्यकपर्व — मार्कण्डेयकथिते रामविजयः, सीताशुद्धिः, अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनवर्णनम्
Rāma’s victory, Sītā’s vindication, and return to Ayodhyā as told by Mārkaṇḍeya
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Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | prāptam apratimaṃ duḥkhaṃ rāmeṇa bharatarṣabha | rakṣasā jānakī tasya hṛtā bhāryā balīyasā ||
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मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most righteous and exemplary figures may face severe, undeserved suffering; dharma is shown not by the absence of hardship but by steadfast endurance and right conduct amid adversity.
Mārkaṇḍeya begins recounting the Rāma story within the Mahābhārata context, stating that Rāma experienced unparalleled grief when a powerful rākṣasa abducted his wife Sītā.