Shloka 16
सरमायाḥ सीतासान्त्वनम् तथा रावणनिश्चयश्रवणम्
Saarana Consoles Sita and Reports Ravana’s Resolve
साप्रविष्टाततस्तत्रददर्शजनकात्मजाम् ।प्रतीक्षमाणांस्वामेवभ्रष्टपद्मामिवश्रियम् ।।।।
sā praviṣṭā tatas tatra dadarśa janakātmajām | pratīkṣamāṇāṃ svām eva bhraṣṭapadmām iva śriyam ||
Als sie dort eintrat, erblickte sie Janakas Tochter, die wartete—gleich Śrī (Lakṣmī) selbst, als wäre sie von ihrem Lotossitz herabgesunken.
On entering the Ashoka grove, she saw the daughter of Janaka eagerly waiting for her every moment, looking like Lord Vishnu's wife Lakshmi, who lost her lotus seat.
FAQs
The dignity of the righteous under suffering: even when displaced from comfort and honor, Sītā’s moral stature remains, underscored through the Lakṣmī simile.
Saramā re-enters the Aśoka grove and finds Sītā anxiously waiting for her return and report.
Sītā’s steadfast purity and patience—her endurance is portrayed as divine dignity under exile-like deprivation.