Shloka 38
पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः
Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita
तं कालमेघप्रतिमं महोरगनिषेवितम्।अभिगम्य महानादं तीर्थेनैव महोदधिम्।।4.40.37।।ततो रक्तजलं भीमं लोहितं नाम सागरम्।गत्वा प्रेक्ष्यथ तां चैव बृहतीं कूटशाल्मलीम्।।4.40.38।।
tato raktajalaṃ bhīmaṃ lohitaṃ nāma sāgaram | gatvā prekṣyatha tāṃ caiva bṛhatīṃ kūṭaśālmalīm || 4.40.38 ||
随后你们将前往那可怖的赤水之海，名为“卢希多”；在那里也将见到那巨大的库塔沙尔玛梨树。
'Reach out to the great roaring ocean which looks like a black cloud at the time of dissolution, inhabited by great serpents.Go through the bank of the river, and touch the frightening sea named Lohita of red coloured water.You will see a huge silkcotton tree in that place.
FAQs
Dharma is unwavering commitment to a righteous search: even frightening regions are treated as navigable stages in fulfilling a truth-driven vow to find Sītā.
Sugrīva provides the next landmark beyond the great ocean—Lohita sea and the notable Kūṭaśālmalī tree.
Persistence—continuing step-by-step, guided by landmarks, until the mission’s truth is realized.