Valmiki Ramayana 5.21.5: Sundara Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 5
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेही रावणं तं यशस्विनी ॥५॥
राक्षसं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा भूयो वचनमब्रवीत् ।
evam uktvā tu vaidehī rāvaṇaṃ taṃ yaśasvinī ||5||
rākṣasaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā bhūyo vacanam abravīt |
वैदेही ने यह सब कहकर रावण को पीछे कर दिया। फिर बोली, उसने रावण को देखता भी नहीं चाहती थी।
Glorious Vaidehi having thus spoken to the demon turned her back and continued:
FAQs
Moral refusal includes social and symbolic acts: turning one’s back signifies non-consent and rejection of adharma.
After condemning Rāvaṇa’s proposal, Sītā physically distances herself and continues her admonition.
Dignity and moral clarity—Sītā refuses to even face wrongdoing.
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