Shloka 22
पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः
Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita
नदीं भागीरथीं रम्यां सरयूं कौशिकीं तथा।।4.40.20।।कालिन्दीं यमुनां रम्यां यामुनं च महागिरिम्।सरस्वतीं च सिन्धुं च शोणं मणिनिभोदकम्।।4.40.21।।महीं कालमहीं चैव शैलकाननशोभिताम्।ब्रह्ममालान्विदेहांश्च मालवान्कालिकोसलान्।।4.40.22।।मागधांश्च महाग्रामान्पुण्ड्रांन्वङ्गां स्तथैव च।पत्तनं कोशकाराणां भूमिं च रजताकराम्।।4.40.23।।
mahīṃ kālamahīṃ caiva śailakānanaśobhitām |
brahmamālān videhāṃś ca mālavān kālikosalān ||4.40.22||
ماہی اور کالماہی میں بھی تلاش کرو، وہ سرزمینیں جو پہاڑوں اور جنگلات کی رونق سے آراستہ ہیں؛ اور برہ्मمال، وِدِیہ، مالوَ، کاشی اور کوسل کی طرف بھی جاؤ۔
'Look for Sita in the beautiful places on rivers Bhagirathi, Sarayu, Kausiki and Kalindi, on the great mountains adjacent to river Yamuna, banks of rivers Saraswati, Sindhu, Sona with crystalclear waters, the country of Mahim and Kalamahi adorned with mountains and forests. Proceed to Brahmamala, Videha, Malava, Kasi, Kosala and Maghada with great villages, the country of Pundram, Vanga, the country famous for silk worms and the land with silver caves. (It is the eastern direction of river Saravati between Himavat and Vindhya and not east of Kiskinda)
FAQs
Dharma is comprehensive responsibility: the mission must include even distant, forest-and-mountain regions, leaving no rightful area unsearched.
Sugrīva lists further eastern territories—both natural landscapes and cultural/political regions—to guide the search.
Steadfastness in service—vānara warriors are expected to endure difficult terrain for a just cause.