Shloka 5.36.29

सीताप्रत्यय-प्रदानम् (Sita’s Recognition and Reassurance by the Envoy)

Devanagari script

धर्मापदेशात्त्यजतश्च राज्यं मां चाप्यरण्यं नयतः पदातिम्।नासीद्व्यथा यस्य न भीर्न शोकः कच्चित्स धैर्यं हृदये करोति।।।।

Transliteration

kaccin na tad hemasamānavarṇaṁ tasyānanaṁ padmasamānagandhi | mayā vinā śuṣyati śokadīnaṁ jalakṣaye padmam ivātapena ||

Translation

I pray that his face—golden in hue and lotus-fragrant—has not withered in grief without me, like a lotus that dries when the water is gone, scorched by the sun’s heat.

Context

"Rama has given up sovereignty for the sake of establishing righteousness and led me into the forest on foot.He had not then felt any fear, anxiety or grief at heart.Rama showed patience, instead. Hope he retains them.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• lotus (padma)

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadfast marital devotion joined with empathy: Sītā’s suffering does not erase concern for Rāma’s well-being and emotional truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, separated from Rāma, anxiously imagines his grief and asks Hanumān whether Rāma is enduring the separation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s selfless love—she worries about Rāma’s pain even while she herself is captive.