Shloka 30
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
आश्रमं तु तयोः शून्यं प्रविश्य नरसिंहयोः।।।।गोचरं गतयोर्भ्रात्रोरपनीता त्वयाधम।
āśramaṃ tu tayoḥ śūnyaṃ praviśya narasiṃhayoḥ | gocaraṃ gatayor bhrātror apanītā tvayādhama ||
Du drangst in die leere Einsiedelei ein, als jene beiden Brüder, löwengleich unter den Menschen, außer Reichweite gegangen waren; da raubtest du mich, du Niederträchtiger.
"You are a mean creature. Finding me in the vacant hut, when the two brothers, lions among men, were away, you abducted me.
FAQs
Adharma often operates through deceit and opportunism; dharma calls such actions out as dishonorable and illegitimate.
Sītā recounts the circumstances of her abduction—Rāvaṇa taking advantage of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s absence.
Sītā’s moral courage in naming wrongdoing plainly, refusing to normalize coercion.