Valmiki Ramayana 2.58.34: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58, Shloka 34
अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 58): Daśaratha Questions Sumantra; Messages from the Forest Threshold
जानकी तु महाराज निश्श्वसन्ती मनस्विनी ।
भूतोपहतचित्तेव विष्ठिता विस्मृता स्मिता ॥३४॥
jānakī tu mahārāja niśśvasantī manasvinī |
bhūtopahatacitteva viṣṭhitā vismṛtā smitā ||34||
महाराज, जनक की बेटी वहीं खड़ी थी। वोह गहरी सांसें ले रही थी। मन लग रहा था जैसे किसी ने उसपे जादू कर दिया हो। वोह चुप थी, भूल गई थी सब, और हल्की सी मुस्कान भी थी चेहरे पे।
O great king as for that sensitive Janaki, she stood sighing, stupefied and oblivious (of the past), yet smiling as though her mind was possessed by an evil spirit.
FAQs
Dharma’s burden is shown through innocent suffering: even the blameless endure pain when truth-bound vows and political actions collide.
Sumantra describes Sita’s shock and emotional disorientation as Rama departs for exile.
Sita’s deep attachment and purity of devotion, expressed through involuntary grief.
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