Valmiki Ramayana 2.55.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 22
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 ||
ततः प्लवेनांशुमतीं शीघ्रगामूर्मिमालिनीं तीरजैर्बहुभिर्वृक्षैः शोभितां यमुनां नदीं ते सन्तेरुः।
While Sita with her fair complexion was thus invoking river Yamuna with folded hands they reached the southern bank.
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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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