एकोनचत्वारिंशः सर्गः
Dasaratha’s Lament, Sumantra’s Commission, and Sita’s Vow of Marital Dharma
वचनं राघवस्यैतध्दर्मयुक्तं समाहितम्।शुश्रुवुस्ताः स्त्रियंस्सर्वा श्शोकोपहतचेतसः।।2.39.39।।
vacanaṃ rāghavasyaitad dharma-yuktaṃ samāhitam | śuśruvus tāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ śokopahata-cetasaḥ || 2.39.39 ||
શોકથી આઘાત પામેલા ચિત્તવાળી તે સર્વ સ્ત્રીઓએ રાઘવના આ ધર્મયુક્ત અને સ્થિર વચનો સાંભળ્યા.
Only because of Kaikeyi who resorted to this deception in pursuit of selfish ends so many people are made to suffer.
Dharma expressed as inner steadiness: righteous speech is marked not only by content but by samādhāna (composed clarity), even in crisis.
After Rāma asks forgiveness and bids farewell, the palace women—overcome with sorrow—hear his calm, dharma-aligned words.
Rāma’s self-control and moral clarity; the women’s deep attachment and grief.
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