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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 ।

त्रैलोक्यरराज्यं सकलं सीताया नाप्नुयात् कलाम् ॥
 

The sovereignty of the three worlds or

Sita, daughter of Janaka, – (which is

better ?) —the entire sovereignty of the
 

three worlds will not
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.