Shloka 3.59.24
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः — Maricha’s Mimic Cry and the Rama–Lakshmana–Sita Confrontation
सर्वथा त्वविनीतं ते सीतया यत्प्रचोदितः।क्रोधस्य वशमापन्नो नाकरोश्शासनं मम।।।।
sphurate nayanaṃ savyaṃ bāhuś ca hṛdayaṃ ca me |
dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇa dūre tvāṃ sītā-virahitaṃ pathi ||
Seeing you from afar on the path, O Lakṣmaṇa—without Sītā—my left eye, my arm, and my heart began to throb, as if warning of misfortune.
Provoked by the words of Sita spoken in anger you came without respecting my orders. It is definitely an act of disobedience.
Dharma is framed as protective duty: the body’s ‘omens’ underscore the seriousness of failing one’s entrusted responsibility toward Sītā.
Rama observes Lakṣmaṇa returning alone and interprets bodily portents as signs of impending calamity.
Rama’s attentive awareness and deep sense of guardianship—his mind immediately turns to Sītā’s safety.