Shloka 46
सीताभर्त्सना
The Ogresses’ Threats to Sita and Her Vow of Fidelity
ततः शूर्पणखा नाम राक्षसी वाक्यमब्रवीत्।अजामुख्या यदुक्तं हि तदेव मम रोचते।।5.24.46।।
tataḥ śūrpaṇakhā nāma rākṣasī vākyam abravīt | ajāmukhyā yad uktaṃ hi tad eva mama rocate ||5.24.46||
Da sprach die Rākṣasī namens Śūrpaṇakhā: „Was Ajāmukhī gesagt hat – wahrlich, das allein gefällt mir.“
'Get the wine quickly, destroyer of all sorrows. After relishing the human flesh we will start Nikumbhila dance.'
FAQs
Approving cruelty is itself a breach of Dharma; the verse shows how adharma spreads through endorsement and group agreement, opposed to satya and compassion.
Śūrpaṇakhā supports Ajāmukhī’s violent proposal, reinforcing the collective menace around Sītā.
The narrative emphasizes Sītā’s moral isolation—her virtue stands alone against a chorus of adharma.