Shloka 246
Dyumatsena’s Restoration and Sāvitrī’s Disclosure of Yama’s Boons (आरण्यकपर्व, अध्याय २८२)
शिरोधरां च तन्वज्जी मुखं प्रच्छाद्य वाससा । ऐसा कहकर तन्वंगी सीता अपनी गर्दन और मुखको कपड़ेसे ढककर फूट-फ़ूटकर रोने लगीं। उस समय छाती धड़कनेके कारण उनके स्तन काँप रहे थे
śirodharāṃ ca tanv-aṅgī mukhaṃ pracchādya vāsasā |
Setelah berkata demikian, Sītā yang ramping menutupi leher dan wajahnya dengan kainnya, lalu menangis tersedu-sedu karena duka yang amat berat. Saat itu, dadanya bergetar oleh debar jantungnya.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of inner restraint and modesty in distress: grief is acknowledged, yet expressed in a way that preserves dignity and self-control, emphasizing the ethical value of composure amid suffering.
In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, Sītā—overcome with emotion—covers her neck and face with her garment, a physical sign of shame, sorrow, and withdrawal, immediately preceding or accompanying intense weeping.