Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 55: Rāma Leaves Bharadvāja’s Āśrama and Crosses the YamunāText 2.55.19
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 55: Rāma Leaves Bharadvāja’s Āśrama and Crosses the Yamunā
Text 2.55.19
कालिन्दीमध्यमायाता सीता त्वेनामवन्दत।
स्वस्ति देवि तरामि त्वां पारयेन्मे पतिर्व्रतम्॥
kālindī-madhyam āyātā sītā tv enām avandata
svasti devi tarāmi tvāṁ pārayen me patir vratam
kālindī-madhyam = to the middle of Kālindī; āyātā = came; sītā tu = when Sītā-devī; enām = to her; avandata = she prayed; svasti = I offer you my obeisances [for]; devi = O goddess; tarāmi = I am crossing over; tvām = you; pārayet = may complete; me = my; patiḥ = husband; vratam = His vow of residing in the forest.
When Sītā-devī came to the middle of Kālindī, she prayed to her: O goddess, I offer you my obeisances [for] I am crossing over you. May my husband complete His vow of residing in the forest.