चित्रकूटमार्गोपदेशः
Instructions for the Chitrakuta Route and the Yamuna Crossing
तत प्लवेनांशुमतीं शीघ्रगामूर्मिमालिनीम्।तीरजै र्बहुभिर्वृक्षै स्सन्तेरुर्यमुनां नदीम्।।।।
tataḥ plavena aṃśumatīṃ śīghragām ūrmimālinīm | tīrajair bahubhir vṛkṣaiḥ santēruḥ yamunāṃ nadīm ||
ତାପରେ ସେମାନେ ପ୍ଲବ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଅଂଶୁମତୀ-ତନୟା ଯମୁନା ନଦୀକୁ ପାର ହେଲେ—ଶୀଘ୍ରଗାମିନୀ, ଉର୍ମିମାଳାରେ ଶୋଭିତ, ତଟରେ ବହୁ ବୃକ୍ଷରେ ସୁସଜ୍ଜିତ।
While Sita with her fair complexion was thus invoking river Yamuna with folded hands they reached the southern bank.
Dharma here is travel undertaken with restraint and respect for sacred landscapes—crossing a revered river carefully, not violently or arrogantly.
Rāma’s group completes the Yamunā crossing using a raft.
Discipline and composure (saṃyama) in the midst of natural difficulty.
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