जय श्रीराम!
स सीतालक्ष्मणसखः सत्याद्गुरुमलोपयन् ।
विवेश दण्डकारण्यं प्रत्येकं च सतां मनः ॥१२.९॥
Notes: Śrī Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa now proceeded into the dense forest region called Daṇḍakāraṇya. It was a fiercely dense forest with many mendicants performing severe Tapas in large hermitages. The ascetics were captivated by the sight of Śrī Rāma who was Dharma incarnate. They knew well how he had left his kingdom to preserve the name of his dear father, Emperor Daśaratha, from whom Kaikeyī had wrung out her boons. Śrī Rāma had done well to uphold the truthfulness of his father's words as he had not opposed this evil idea of his exile.
Kālidāsa says Śrī Rāma entered and delighted the heart and head of every ascetic in the forest even as he entered the dense forest followed by his dear wife Sītā and loyal brother Lakṣmaṇa. Truly, we could say that Śrī Rāma's glorious reputation had preceded his arrival so that the ascetics knew who had come.
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जय श्रीराम!
