सीतानिवर्तनप्रयत्नः · Rama’s Attempt to Dissuade Sita from Forest Exile
अहोरात्रं च सन्तोषः कर्तव्यो नियतात्मना ।
फलैर्वृक्षावपतितै स्सीते दुःखमतो वनम् ॥१२॥
ahorātraṁ ca santoṣaḥ kartavyo niyatātmanā |
phalair vṛkṣāvapatitaiḥ sīte duḥkham ato vanam ||12||
सीता, दिन और रात खुश रहना पड़ता है। अपने आप को कंट्रोल में रखना पड़ता है। खाना भी वो फल मिलते हैं जो पेड़ से गिरते हैं। इसलिए वन में रहना दुख होता है।
With the senses under control night and day, O Sita, one must be satisfied with the fruits fallen from trees. Therefore, forest life is full of suffering.
The verse teaches disciplined contentment (santoṣa) as dharma: righteous living includes restraint and acceptance of minimal sustenance without complaint.
Rāma explains that forest life demands constant self-control and simple living, discouraging Sītā from choosing hardship lightly.
Ascetic discipline—self-restraint and contentment under scarcity.
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