Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, 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
Śukadeva Gosvāmī sprach: Menschen mit geringem Wissen und verderbtem Charakter reden aus vielen Mündern unsinniges Zeug. Aus Furcht vor solchen Schurken verließ der Herr Rāmacandra Sītādevī, obwohl sie schwanger war; so gelangte Sītā in den Āśrama des Weisen Vālmīki (Prācetas).
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.