Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 2
एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49): Rāma’s Night Journey Beyond Kosala and the Charioteer Address
तथैव गच्छतस्तस्य व्यपायाद्रजनी शिवा।उपास्य शिवां सन्ध्यां विषयान्तं व्यगाहत।।।।
tathaiva gacchatas tasya vyapāyād rajanī śivā | upāsya śivāṁ sandhyāṁ viṣayāntaṁ vyagāhata ||
तथैव गच्छतः तस्य शिवा रजनी व्यपायात्; शिवां सन्ध्यामुपास्य स विषयान्तं व्यगाहत्।
Travelling for a long time along the river Gomati full of cool waters on whose marshy bank cows grazed, Rama crossed it at the point where it flows into the sea.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as disciplined daily duty: even during hardship and travel, Rama maintains religious observance (sandhyā-upāsanā), modeling steadiness in righteous conduct.
Rama continues his journey; night ends; at dawn he performs sandhyā worship and then reaches the frontier of the country.
Self-discipline and fidelity to sacred routine—Rama’s unwavering adherence to duty despite changing circumstances.