Valmiki Ramayana 2.118.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 25
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
तां कथां श्रोतुमिच्छामि विस्तरेण च मैथिलि ।
यथाऽनुभूतं कार्त्स्न्येन तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥२५॥
tāṃ kathāṃ śrotum icchāmi vistareṇa ca maithili |
yathānubhūtaṃ kārtsnyena tan me tvaṃ vaktum arhasi ||25||
मैथिली, मैं वो पूरी कहानी सुनना चाहती हूँ। तुमने जो कुछ देखा और झेला, वो सब मुझे बताओ। डिटेल में बताओ, छोड़ा मत।
O daughter of Mithila, I would like to hear the story in detail. You should tell me the whole story as you experienced it.
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Satya within dharma: Anasūyā requests a complete, firsthand account—truth grounded in direct experience and careful narration.
Anasūyā formally asks Sītā to narrate the svayaṃvara and related events in full detail.
Anasūyā’s commitment to completeness and truth (kārtsnya + satya) in understanding sacred history.
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