Shloka 15

Devanagari script

मुनौ निक्षिप्य तनयौ सीता भर्त्रा विवासिता । ध्यायन्ती रामचरणौ विवरं प्रविवेश ह ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

munau nikṣipya tanayau sītā bhartrā vivāsitā dhyāyantī rāma-caraṇau vivaraṁ praviveśa ha

Translation

Forsaken by her husband, Sītādevī entrusted her two sons to Vālmīki Muni’s care. Then, meditating upon the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra, she entered into the earth.

Synonyms

• munau: in/with the sage (as locus)
• munau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nikṣipya: having placed/entrusted
• nikṣipya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having placed/entrusted’

• tanayau: the two sons
• tanayau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• sītā: Sītā
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhartrā: by (her) husband
• bhartrā: Karta (कर्ता) / Agent-in-passive (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vivāsitā: banished
• vivāsitā: Karta (कर्ता) (as subject with PPP)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√vas (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; ‘banished/exiled’

• dhyāyantī: meditating on
• dhyāyantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; ‘meditating/remembering’

• rāma-caraṇau: Rāma’s two feet
• rāma-caraṇau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of Rāma’); Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• vivaram: a cavity/cleft
• vivaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• praviveśa: entered
• praviveśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada; ‘entered’

• ha: indeed/then
• ha: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/indeclinable

Purport

It was impossible for Sītādevī to live in separation from Lord Rāmacandra. Therefore, after entrusting her two sons to the care of Vālmīki Muni, she entered into the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• Valmiki
• Lava
• Kusha

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Sita entering the earth?

This verse states that after entrusting her two sons to a sage, Sītā—though banished—absorbed her mind in Rāma’s feet and entered a fissure in the earth, indicating her final withdrawal from worldly dealings while remaining devoted to Rāma.

Why was Sita banished by Rama according to the Bhagavata Purana narrative?

In the Rāma narrative, her banishment is presented as a painful consequence of royal duty and public opinion, illustrating the severe demands of kingly dharma; despite this, Sītā remains fixed in devotion to Rāma.

What is the practical application of meditating on Rama’s feet in modern life?

The verse highlights steady remembrance of the Lord amid injustice or grief—maintaining inner devotion, integrity, and spiritual focus even when external circumstances are unfavorable.