Shloka 15
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
शक्या लोभयितुं नाहमैश्वर्येण धनेन वा।।।।अनन्या राघवेणाहं भास्करेण प्रभा यथा।
śakyā lobhayituṃ nāham aiśvaryeṇa dhanena vā | ananyā rāghaveṇāhaṃ bhāskareṇa prabhā yathā ||
Je ne puis être tentée, ni par la puissance ni par la richesse. Je n’appartiens qu’à Rāghava, inséparable de lui comme l’éclat l’est du soleil.
"I cannot be lured by your power or wealth. I am inseparable from Raghava like light from the Sun.
FAQs
True dharma is not purchasable: integrity and marital fidelity (pativratā-dharma) are not swayed by wealth or power.
Rāvaṇa attempts to win Sītā through threats and allurements; she refuses, declaring exclusive devotion to Rāma.
Steadfastness (niścaya) and incorruptibility—Sītā’s unwavering loyalty to dharma despite coercion.