Valmiki Ramayana 1.10.27: Bala Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 27
ऋश्यशृङ्ग-आनयनम्
Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Aṅga and His Marriage to Śāntā
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तासां सर्वासां हृदयङ्गमम् ।
गमनाय मतिं चक्रे तं च निन्युस्तदा स्त्रियः ॥२७॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tāsāṃ sarvāsāṃ hṛdayaṅgamam |
gamanāya matiṃ cakre taṃ ca ninyus tadā striyaḥ ||27||
जब उसने औरतों की बात सुनी, तो उसका दिल मान गया। वो उनके साथ चलने को तैयार हो गया। फिर वो औरतें उसे ले चली गई।
Having heard their words pleasing to the mind, he agreed to go with them. And the women took him away.
FAQs
It warns that dharma needs discernment (viveka): pleasing speech can divert even the pure-minded, so truth and clarity must guide decisions.
Ṛśyaśṛṅga, charmed by the women’s words, agrees to leave; they escort him toward the city/kingdom.
Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s simplicity and trust—virtues that also make him vulnerable to manipulation.
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