Friday, August 30, 2019

Vaitarini nadi, asipatra vanam etc in Ramayanam - Sanskrit


नदीं वैतरणीं घोरां रुधिरौघनिवाहिनीम् । असिपत्र वनं चैव भीमं पश्यसि रावण ॥

— श्रीमद्वाल्मीकिरामायणे अरण्यकाण्डे त्रिपञ्चाशस्सर्गः (१९ श्लोकम्)

 Reminding Raavana of the terrifying, and the extremely agonizing fate of a person desiring other women, SeetaMaata explains: "O Raavana! You will fall into the horrifying Vaitarini in which blood flows unbearably. You will have to pass through the forest filled with trees having leaves that are cut-throat sharp

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