Ayodhya Kanda 26.1
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Ayodhya Kanda 26 · Verse 1
Sanskrit Original
[Sita enquires why Rama is distressedRama informs her about his impending banishment and instructs her to stay back in Ayodhya.] अभिवाद्य च कौसल्यां राम स्संप्रस्थितो वनम्। कृतस्वस्त्ययनो मात्रा धर्मिष्ठे वर्त्मनि स्थितः।।
[Sita enquires why Rama is distressed-Rama informs her about his impending banishment and instructs her to stay back in Ayodhya.] abhivādya ca kausalyāṅ rāma ssaṅprasthitō vanam. kṛtasvastyayanō mātrā dharmiṣṭhē vartmani sthitaḥ৷৷
After the benedictory rites were performed by his mother Kausalya, Rama paid obeisance to her and staying on the righteous path decided to depart to the forest. He entered the highway thronged with people and illumining it with his lustre and stirred their hearts with (remembrances of) his excellent virtues.