Shloka 6.31.14

मायाशिरोप्रदर्शनम् (The Display of the Illusory Head of Rāma)

Devanagari script

सान्त्व्यमानामयाभद्रेयमुपाश्रित्यवल्गसे ।खरहन्तासतेभर्ताराघवस्समरेहतः ।।।।

Transliteration

chinnaṃ te sarvato mūlaṃ darpas te nihato mayā |

vyasanenātmanaḥ sīte mama bhāryā bhaviṣyasi ||6.31.15||

Translation

Your support has been cut off on every side; your pride has been crushed by me. O Sītā, by your own helpless calamity, you shall become my wife.

Context

"O Auspicious one! However, much I have requested you, you did not care for me seeking your husband. Raghava, who killed Khara, has been killed in war."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma rejects coercion in relationships: Rāvaṇa’s claim over Sītā through intimidation is adharma, opposing the Ramayana’s emphasis on consent, fidelity, and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa escalates from demoralizing speech to a coercive demand that Sītā accept him as husband.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast to Rāvaṇa’s coercion, Sītā’s virtue is moral inviolability—her steadfast refusal (implicit here) to abandon dharma under threat.