Shloka 3.45.15

सीतया लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् — Sita urges Lakshmana to seek Rama (The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’)

Devanagari script

हृदयं निर्वृतं तेऽस्तुसन्तापस्त्यज्यतामयम्।।3.45.15।।आगमिष्यति ते भर्ता श्रीघ्रं हत्वा मृगोत्तमम्।

Transliteration

na ca tasya svaro vyaktaṁ māyayā kena cit kṛtaḥ | gandharvanagaraprakhyā māyā sā tasya rakṣasaḥ ||3.45.16||

Translation

And that voice is surely not his true voice; someone has fashioned it through illusion. That is the rākṣasa’s māyā—like a ‘city of the gandharvas,’ appearing real though unreal.

Context

May your heart be relieved (of this fear) ! Give up this grief. Your husband will soon return with the excellent deer killed.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Rāma
• rākṣasa (demon)
• māyā (illusion)
• gandharvanagara (illusory city of gandharvas)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Discernment aligned with satya: dharma requires distinguishing truth from deception, especially when adharma employs māyā to provoke rash actions.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa interprets the distress-cry as an illusory fabrication by a demon, warning Sītā against being misled.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and clarity—Lakṣmaṇa seeks to prevent a dharmic lapse caused by reacting to deception.