Valmiki Ramayana 2.118.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 15
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
उपपन्नं मनोज्ञं च वचनं तव मैथिलि ।
प्रीता चास्म्युचितं किं ते करवाणि ब्रवीहि मे ॥१५॥
upapannaṃ manojñaṃ ca vacanaṃ tava maithili |
prītā cāsmy ucitaṃ kiṃ te karavāṇi bravīhi me ||15||
मिथिला की राजी, तुम्हारी बात बिल्कुल सही है और मुझे अच्छी लगी। मैं बहुत खुश हूँ। अब बताओ, मैं तुम्हारे लिए क्या करूँ?
O Sita, I am glad to hear your befitting and pleasing words. Tell me what appropriate thing you desire and I shall give you.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as ‘ucita’—doing what is appropriate to the relationship and situation, especially in caring for guests and the virtuous.
Anasūyā praises Sītā’s respectful speech and invites her to ask for a suitable boon or assistance.
Anasūyā’s discernment (knowing what is ‘proper’) and her readiness to serve.
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