Shloka 17
सीतावियोगे रामविलापः
Rama’s Lament in Separation from Sita
लोकेषु सर्वेषु च नास्ति किञ्चिद्यत्ते न नित्यं विदितं भवेत्तत्।शंसस्व वायो कुलशालिनीं तां हृता मृता वा पथि वर्तते वा।।।।
lokeṣu sarveṣu ca nāsti kiñcid yat te na nityaṁ viditaṁ bhavet tat |
śaṁsasva vāyo kulaśālinīṁ tāṁ hṛtā mṛtā vā pathi vartate vā ||
اے وایو (ہوا)! تینوں جہانوں میں کوئی چیز ایسی نہیں جو تجھ پر ہمیشہ ظاہر نہ ہو۔ مجھے اس شریفہ خاتون کی خبر دے—کیا وہ اغوا کی گئی، یا مر گئی، یا راستے میں کہیں ہے؟
O Wind-god, there is nothing that you know not in all the worlds. Do tell me if that lady of a noble race has been abducted or dead or is on the way.
FAQs
Satya is central: Rama appeals to a deity associated with pervasive movement and knowledge, seeking truthful clarity to act rightly rather than act blindly.
Rama, still searching, addresses the Wind-god for any sign of Sita—abducted, dead, or traveling.
Rama’s persistence and determination to establish the truth before proceeding.