Shloka 52
पश्चिमदिशि अन्वेषणादेशः
Instructions for the Western Search Party
अधिगम्य तु वैदेहीं निलयं रावणस्य च।अस्त पर्वतमासाद्य पूर्णे मासे निवर्तत।।4.42.52।।
adhigamya tu vaidehīṃ nilayaṃ rāvaṇasya ca | asta-parvatam āsādya pūrṇe māse nivartata || 4.42.52 ||
ਵੈਦੇਹੀ (ਸੀਤਾ) ਅਤੇ ਰਾਵਣ ਦੇ ਨਿਵਾਸ-ਸਥਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਕਰ ਕੇ, ਅਸਤ ਪਹਾੜ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚੋ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰਾ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਹੋਣ ਤੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਆ ਜਾਓ।
'Go and find out Sita and the abode of Ravana. After this, return to the mountain behind which the Sun sets and come back on completion of a month.
FAQs
Dharma as accountability: a righteous task must be completed with clear objectives (find Sītā, locate Rāvaṇa) and within an agreed time.
Sugrīva gives operational goals and a deadline for the western search team.
Niṣṭhā (commitment) expressed as a time-bound, goal-oriented service to Rāma’s cause.