Shloka 65
पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः
Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita
ततः परमगम्या स्याद्दिक्पूर्वा त्रिदशावृता।।4.40.65।।रहिता चन्द्रसूर्याभ्यामदृश्या तिमिरावृता।
tataḥ param agamyā syād dik pūrvā tridaśāvṛtā | rahitā candrasūryābhyām adṛśyā timirāvṛtā ||
ततः परं पूर्वा दिक् परमगम्या त्रिदशैः परिवृता; चन्द्रसूर्यविहीना तिमिरावृता चादृश्या भवति।
'Beyond, there is no Sun or Moon. Darkness pervades. It is neither accessible norvisible. It is guarded by the gods.
FAQs
Dharma includes maryādā (limits). Even a righteous goal must respect boundaries—knowing where pursuit should stop to avoid reckless transgression.
Sugriva marks the farthest limit of the eastern route: a divine, dark, inaccessible region beyond ordinary travel, thereby defining the practical scope of the search.
Viveka (prudent discernment) and maryādā-jñāna (knowledge of proper limits) in executing duty.