Shloka 50
पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्
Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks
अस्मिन् देशेमहाकायोविराधोनिहतोमया ।अत्रसीते त्वयादृष्टवातापसीधर्मचारिणी ।।।।
asmin deśe mahākāyo virādho nihato mayā | atra sīte tvayā dṛṣṭā tāpasī dharmacāriṇī ||
En esta región abatí al gigantesco Virādha; y aquí, oh Sītā, viste a la asceta, mujer de austeridad, que vivía conforme al Dharma.
"There are seen the abodes of ascetics. Here was seen by you hermitage of Atri (whose wife Anasuya you had seen) glowing like sun and fire."
FAQs
The ruler/hero’s dharma includes protecting ascetics and removing violent threats; force is justified when it safeguards those devoted to righteous conduct.
Rāma recalls an exile episode—Virādha’s killing—and connects it to a place where Sītā had met a dharmic ascetic woman.
Rāma’s protective duty (rakṣaṇa-dharma) and Sītā’s association with dharmic exemplars.