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Shloka 6.117.2

सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma (Public Witness and Protocol)

यन्निमित्तोऽयमारम्बःकर्मणांयःफलोदयः ।तांदेवींशोकसन्तप्तांद्रष्टुमर्हसिमैथिलीम् ।।।।

yannimitto ’yam ārambhaḥ karmaṇāṃ yaḥ phalodayaḥ | tāṃ devīṃ śokasantaptāṃ draṣṭum arhasi maithilīm ||

You should behold the noble Maithilī—she for whose sake this undertaking was begun, and for whom its fruit has now been won—though she is still scorched by grief.

"You ought to see that noble lady Mythili, who was immersed in grief, for whose sake these actions were started and has borne fruit."

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Maithilī (Sītā)

It frames the entire campaign as a dharmic undertaking begun for Sītā’s sake and now fulfilled in its rightful result, emphasizing duty, rightful purpose, and accountability to the one for whom the action was undertaken.

Satya is implied in acknowledging the real aim and true fruit of the deeds—rescuing Sītā—without exaggeration or diversion, and in urging a direct, honest encounter with her condition after the outcome is achieved.