Shloka 39
गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम्
The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī
पश्य लक्ष्मण वैदेह्याशशीर्णाः कनकबिन्दवः।भूषणानां हि सौमित्रे माल्यानि विविधानि च।।।।
paśya lakṣmaṇa vaidēhyāḥ śīrṇāḥ kanakabindavaḥ | bhūṣaṇānāṃ hi saumitre mālyāni vividhāni ca || 3.64.39 ||
पश्य, लक्ष्मण, वैदेह्याः भूषणानां शशीर्णाः कनकबिन्दवः; सौमित्रे, माल्यानि च विविधानि अत्र दृश्यन्ते।
Where could Vaidehi, destroyer of sorrow, go? I wonder. I am unable to trace the spot where the daughter of Janaka could be found.
FAQs
Dharma includes truthful recognition of reality: Rāma points to concrete signs, grounding his response in evidence rather than speculation.
Rāma identifies broken ornaments and garlands on the ground, indicating Sītā was forcibly taken and struggled at this location.
Attentiveness and discernment: Rāma reads the scene carefully to guide righteous action.