Shloka 24
सीताविलापः
Sītā’s Lament over the Illusory Head and Bow
अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैरिष्टवानाप्तदक्षिणैः ।अग्निहोत्रेणसंस्कारंकेनत्वंनतुलप्स्यसे ।।6.32.24।।
agniṣṭomādibhir yajñair iṣṭavān āpta-dakṣiṇaiḥ |
agnihotreṇa saṃskāraṃ kena tvaṃ na tulapsyase ||6.32.24||
Engkau telah melaksanakan yajña Agniṣṭoma dan yajña-yajña lainnya, serta memberikan dakṣiṇā (hadiah imam) dengan sempurna; maka oleh sebab apa kini engkau tidak memperoleh saṁskāra terakhir, penyucian suci yang berkaitan dengan agnihotra?
"Why are you, who performed all kinds of sacrificial rituals of fire with all offerings deserve sanctification without doing fire sacrifice?"
FAQs
Dharma as ritual order: the verse assumes that a righteous life aligned with Vedic duties should culminate in proper saṃskāras; the absence of rites appears as a violation of cosmic and social order.
Sītā, thinking Rāma is dead, wonders how one so dutiful in sacrifice could meet an end lacking proper sanctification and rites.
Rāma’s dharmic life (yajña, dakṣiṇā, discipline) is foregrounded—his identity as a protector and upholder of Vedic-social norms.