Canto 9, Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Verse 15 (SB 9.11.15)
SB 9.11.15 • मूल श्लोक

मुनौ निक्षिप्य तनयौ सीता भर्त्रा विवासिता । ध्यायन्ती रामचरणौ विवरं प्रविवेश ह ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

munau nikṣipya tanayau sītā bhartrā vivāsitā dhyāyantī rāma-caraṇau vivaraṁ praviveśa ha

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

munau — unto the great sage Vālmīki; nikṣipya — giving in charge; tanayau — the two sons Lava and Kuśa; sītā — mother Sītādevī; bhartrā — by her husband; vivāsitā — banished; dhyāyantī — meditating upon; rāma-caraṇau — the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra; vivaram — within the earth; praviveśa — she entered; ha — indeed.

Translation

“Being forsaken by her husband, Sītādevī entrusted her two sons to the care of Vālmīki Muni. Then, meditating upon the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra, she entered into the earth.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
It was impossible for Sītādevī to live in separation from Lord Rāmacandra. Therefore, after entrusting her two sons to the care of Vālmīki Muni, she entered into the earth.