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 ॥२२॥
tataḥ plavena aṃśumatīṃ śīghragām ūrmimālinīm |
tīrajair bahubhir vṛkṣaiḥ santēruḥ yamunāṃ nadīm ||22||
తర్వాత వారు తెప్పపై సూర్యకన్య యమునా నదిని దాటారు—ఆమె వేగంగా ప్రవహించేది, తరంగమాలలతో అలంకృతమై, తీరాల్లో అనేక వృక్షాలతో శోభించేది।
They crossed the swift-flowing river Yamuna, daughter of the Sun-god, full of waves and with trees growing thick on her banks.
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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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