Valmiki Ramayana 2.117.13: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 13
अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः
Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel
तामिमां सर्वभूतानां नमस्कार्यां यशस्विनीम् ।
अभिगच्छतु वैदेही वृद्धामक्रोधनां सदा ।
अनसूयेति या लोके कर्मभिः ख्यातिमागता ॥१३॥
tām imāṃ sarva-bhūtānāṃ namaskāryāṃ yaśasvinīm |
abhigacchatu vaidehī vṛddhām akrodhanāṃ sadā |
anasūyeti yā loke karmabhiḥ khyātim āgatā ||13||
ऋषि ने कहा कि सीता उस औरत के पास जाए। वो औरत सबसे इज्जत के लायक है। वो बूढ़ी है और कभी गुस्सा नहीं करती। लोग उस्से अनसूया कहते हैं क्योंकि उसके अच्छे काम सबको पता है।
'She is renowned throughout this world for her deeds as Anasuya, (one who is free from anger). Aged, illustrious she is free frm anger, worthy of adoration by all beings. Let Sita approach her'.
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Dharma includes humility and honoring the righteous: approaching a venerable, anger-free ascetic teaches that spiritual authority is validated by conduct (karman) and self-mastery.
Atri directs that Sītā should go to Anasūyā, presenting her as universally venerable and renowned for her deeds.
Anasūyā’s akrodha (freedom from anger) and moral authority earned through actions, not mere status.
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