Valmiki Ramayana 6.48.2: Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 2
सीताविलापः · त्रिजटासान्त्वनं च
Sita’s Lament and Trijata’s Consolation
ऊचुर्लक्षणिकायेमांपुत्रिण्यविधवेतिच ।
तेऽद्यसर्वेहतेरामेज्ञानिनोऽनृतवादिनः ॥२॥
ūcur lakṣaṇikā emāṁ putriṇīm avidhaveti ca |
te 'dya sarve hate rāme jñānino 'nṛtavādinaḥ ||2||
ज्योतिशियों ने कहा था कि मेरे बेटे होंगे, मैं विधवा नहीं होऊंगी। पर आज अगर राम मर गया, तो वो सब झूठ निकले।
"Whoever was capable of predicting the future have said that I will be the mother of sons and not become a widow. Now if Rama is dead, they become liars."
FAQs
It foregrounds satya (truth) as a moral touchstone: claims to knowledge must be accountable to truth, and grief tests what one trusts—prophecy, rumor, or dharmic confidence.
Sītā, overwhelmed by the report of Rāma’s death, recalls earlier predictions about her future and declares them false if the report is true.
Sītā’s commitment to truth and moral consistency—she measures words by reality, not by status or reputation of the speakers.
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