Shloka 6.117.27

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

Devanagari script

न गृहाणि न वस्त्राणि न प्राकारास्तिरस्क्रिया ।नेदृशाराजसत्कारावृत्तमावरणंस्त्रियाः ।।।।

Transliteration

na gṛhāṇi na vastrāṇi na prākārās tiraskriyā |

edṛśā rāja-satkārā vṛttam āvaraṇaṃ striyāḥ ||

Translation

“For a woman, neither houses nor garments, nor walls, nor veils—nor even such royal honor and enclosure—are truly her protection.”

Context

"For women it is not the house, boundary wall or clothes or protective wall or screen of cloth or even this kind of royal treatment or surrounding, is the protection."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Women (striyaḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma teaches that real safety is grounded in righteous conduct and social responsibility, not merely in physical seclusion, barriers, or display of honor.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma argues against excessive crowd-clearing done in the name of ‘protecting’ propriety, reframing what true protection means.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s moral clarity and fairness—he challenges superficial notions of honor and protection.