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ēhi bidhi bha'ē sōcabasa īsā. tēhī samaya jā'i dasasīsā. 3.
līnha nīca mārīcahi saṅgā. bhaya'u turata sō'i kapaṭa kuraṅgā. 4.
kari chalu mūṛha harī baidēhī. prabhu prabhā'u tasa bidita na tēhī. 5.
mṛga badhi bandhu sahita hari ā'ē. āśramu dēkhi nayana jala chā'ē. 6.
biraha bikala nara iva raghurā'ī. khōjata bipina phirata dō'u bhā'ī. 7.
[Verse nos. 3-7 describe the moment when Lord Shiva got the opportunity to see Lord
Ram.]
In this way (as narrated in previous verses), Isha (Lord Shiva) was lost in deep
thoughts.
During that period of time it so happened that the ten-headed demon king
Ravana [3] had taken Marich with him who transformed himself as a golden deer
(when the two reached the hermitage of Lord Ram in the forest, at a place near the
banks of river Godavari) [4]. (3-4)
The wicked fellow (Ravana) deceitfully stole (kidnapped) Vaidehi (Sita, the
daughter of king Videha of Janakpur, and the wife of Lord Ram) because he (Ravana)
was not aware of the immense powers and potentials of the Lord (Sri Ram). (5)
Lord Hari (Ram) returned to the hermitage with his younger brother (Laxman)
after having slayed the imposter deer (i.e. Marich disguised as a golden deer). When
he saw that the hermitage was empty (because Sita had been abducted by Ravana), the
Lord’s eyes were filled with tears. (6)
Lord Ram, the king of the Raghu dynasty, was overcome with grief and
anxiety. Thereafter, the two brothers went out in the forest to search for Sita. (7)
[Note—This entire incident is narrated in Ram Charit Manas, Aranya Kand, from
Chaupai line no. 7 that precedes Doha no. 26—to Doha no. 28; and Chaupai line nos.
1-17 that precede Doha no. 30.
The story in brief is as follows—While Lord Ram, Laxman and Sita lived in
Panchavati, a demoness named Supernakha was infatuated by the beauty of Lord
Ram. She disguised herself as a beautiful lady and approached Lord Ram with a
proposal of marriage. When the Lord refused, she became furious. Then the Lord
ordered Laxman to cut-off her nose and ears as punishment. She went to her brothers,
Khar and Dushan, to complain, and the duo collected their demon army to attack the
hermitage of Lord Ram to avenge their sister’s humiliation. In the battle that ensued,
all the demons were killed.
Then Supernakha went to Ravana to instigate him to take revenge. Ravana went
to Marich and forced him to accompany him to Panchavati so that he could kidnap
Sita, the wife of Lord Ram to settle scores with the Lord. Marich became a golden
deer to lure Sita who wished to have this wonderful deer when she saw it. Lord Ram
went very far away in an attempt to catch it, and finally shot the deer with his arrow.
While dying, Marich called out for Laxman. When Sita heard the name of Laxman
being called out, she thought that Lord Ram was in danger. She forced Laxman to go
out and help his brother. Once Laxman had gone, Ravana approached Sita disguised
as a mendicant. When Sita came out to give alms to him, Ravana grabbed her and
forcibly put her on his chariot to take her away to be kept in captivity at Lanka, his
capital city.
Lord Ram and Laxman returned to find the hermitage empty. Then the Lord
behaved like an ordinary man, grieving and lamenting at the loss of his wife. The two
brothers set out in the wild to search for her.