Shloka 3
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
निवर्तय मनो मत्तः स्वजने क्रियतां मनः।।।।न मां प्रार्थयितुं युक्तं सुसिद्धिमिव पापकृत्।
nivartaya mano mattaḥ sva-jane kriyatāṃ manaḥ | na māṃ prārthayituṃ yuktaṃ su-siddhim iva pāpa-kṛt ||
Wende deinen Sinn von mir ab; richte dein Begehren auf deine eigenen Frauen. Es ziemt sich nicht, dass du um mich wirbst—so wie ein Übeltäter nicht rechtens auf selige Vollendung hoffen kann.
"Turn your mind away from me and fix it on your wives. You should not expect to seek me just as a sinner cannot hope to seek blessedness.
FAQs
Respect for marital fidelity and consent: desiring another’s spouse is adharma, and moral ends cannot be reached through immoral intent.
Sītā directly refuses Rāvaṇa’s advances in Aśoka-vana and instructs him to desist.
Sītā’s chastity (pativratā-dharma) and unwavering adherence to truth and propriety.