श्रीराम उवाच । तीर्थानि देवसद्मानि वनान्यायतनानि च । द्रष्टुमुत्कण्ठितं तात ममेदं नाथ मानसम् ॥ २२ ॥
śrīrāma uvāca | tīrthāni dēvasadmāni vanānyāyatanāni ca | draṣṭumutkaṇṭhitaṁ tāta mamēdaṁ nātha mānasam || 22 ||
Translation
Śrī Rāma said: Father, my lord, this mind of mine longs to see the holy places, the abodes of the gods, the forests and the shrines.
Word by word
- śrī
- Śrī
- rāma
- Rāma
- uvāca
- said
- tīrthāni
- the holy places
- dēva
- of the gods
- sadmāni
- the abodes
- vanāni
- the forests
- āyatanāni
- the shrines
- ca
- and
- draṣṭum
- to see
- utkaṇṭhitaṁ
- longs
- tāta
- father
- mama
- of mine
- idaṁ
- this
- nātha
- my lord
- mānasam
- mind
Meaning
Rāma calls his father "lord" (nātha) as well as "father". Another commentary reads this as Rāma placing himself under his father's will: while the father lives, a son goes on pilgrimage only with his leave.