Shloka 13
सीताविलापः
Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow
अथवानश्यतिप्रज्ञाप्राज्ञस्यापिसतस्तव ।पचत्येनंयथाकालोभूतानांप्रभवोऽह्ययम् ।।6.32.13।।
athavā naśyati prajñā prājñasya api sataḥ tava | pacaty enaṃ yathā kālo bhūtānāṃ prabhavo hy ayam || 6.32.13 ||
O quizá, aun en un hombre sabio y virtuoso como tú, el discernimiento puede nublarse; pues el Tiempo, origen y regidor de todos los seres, madura los sucesos hasta su fin señalado.
"Or else, even the wisdom of a learned one is diffused and lost perhaps! the effect of time which is the cause of all living beings has caused this."
FAQs
It teaches humility before kāla: even the righteous and wise may be overruled by circumstances, so dharma includes endurance and clarity about life’s limits.
Sita seeks an explanation for Rama’s apparent defeat, attributing it to the overpowering force of Time rather than lack of virtue.
Philosophical resilience—Sita tries to frame tragedy within a moral cosmos governed by kāla.