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If, for this lady's sake, Rama were to
wander round the whole earth girt by the
ocean and all the world, my opinion is
that it is but proper.
 
SUNDARAKANDA
 
राज्यं वा त्रिषु लोकेषु सीता वा जनकात्मजा ।
त्रैलोक्यरराज्य सकलं सीताया नाप्नुयात् कलाम् ॥
 
The sovereignty of the three worlds or
Sita, daughter of Janaka, – (which is
better ?) —the entire sovereignty of the
 
equal a fraction of
 
three worlds will not
Sita.
 
सर्वान् भोगान् परित्यज्य भर्तृस्नेहबलात्कृता ।
अचिन्तयित्वा दुःखानि प्रविष्टा निर्जनं वनम् ॥
 
Leaving off all pleasures and impelled
strongly only by love of her husband, she
entered the forest devoid of human beings,
not caring for difficulties.
 
इमां तु शीलसंपन्नां द्रष्टुमर्हति राघवः ।
अस्या नूनं पुनर्लाभाद्राघवः प्रीतिमेष्यति ॥
 
Verily, Raghava deserves to see this
virtuous lady. By regaining her Raghava
will surely attain happiness.