Shloka 10
Lord Rāmacandra’s Charity, Sītā’s Departure, and the Lord’s Return to Vaikuṇṭha
इति लोकाद् बहुमुखाद् दुराराध्यादसंविद: । पत्या भीतेन सा त्यक्ता प्राप्ता प्राचेतसाश्रमम् ॥ १० ॥
iti lokād bahu-mukhād durārādhyād asaṁvidaḥ patyā bhītena sā tyaktā prāptā prācetasāśramam
শুকদেৱ গোস্বামী ক’লে—অল্পবুদ্ধি আৰু দুষ্টস্বভাৱৰ লোকসকলে বহু মুখে অসংগত কথা কয়। তেনে দুষ্টজনৰ ভয়ত প্ৰভু ৰামচন্দ্ৰে গৰ্ভৱতী সীতাদেৱীকো ত্যাগ কৰিলে; সেয়ে সীতা প্ৰাচেতস বাল্মীকি মুনিৰ আশ্ৰমলৈ গ’ল।
FAQs
This verse notes that public talk is “many-mouthed,” hard to satisfy, and often lacks real understanding—yet it can still pressure people into fearful, harmful decisions.
He abandoned her out of fear generated by widespread public criticism, which is described as difficult to appease and not grounded in true discernment.
Do not let uninformed public pressure dictate major moral decisions; seek truth, wise counsel, and spiritual shelter rather than reacting out of fear.