Shloka 15
सीतान्वेषणारम्भः
The Search for Sita Begins
प्रियकाननसञ्चारा वनोन्मत्ता च मैथिली।सा वनं वा प्रविष्टा स्यान्नलिनीं वा सुपुष्पिताम्।।।।
priyakānanasañcārā vanonmattā ca maithilī |
sā vanaṁ vā praviṣṭā syān nalinīṁ vā supuṣpitām ||3.61.15||
میتھلی، جو پیارے کنانوں میں پھرنے والی اور جنگل کے سحر میں مدہوش تھی، شاید بن میں داخل ہو گئی ہو—یا کسی خوب کھلے ہوئے کنولوں والی نلنی میں جا پہنچی ہو۔
Maybe she has gone to take a dip in the river full of reeds and fishes ! Or has hidden somewhere for the sake of fun.
FAQs
Dharma here is rational, compassionate reassurance: Lakṣmaṇa offers plausible explanations to prevent unjust conclusions and to keep the search guided by calm discernment.
Lakṣmaṇa suggests Sītā may have wandered into the forest or toward a blooming lotus-pond, framing possibilities to direct the search.
Practical intelligence joined with empathy—Lakṣmaṇa steadies Rāma by offering constructive hypotheses rather than panic.