Shloka 8
मायामृगदर्शनम्
The Vision of the Illusory Deer
एवं ब्रुवाणं काकुत्स्थं प्रतिवार्य शुचिस्मिता।उवाच सीता संहृष्टा चर्मणा हृतचेतना।।।।
evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ kākutsthaṃ prativārya śucismitā | uvāca sītā saṃhṛṣṭā carmaṇā hṛtacetanā ||
ラーマがそのように語ると、清らかな微笑をたたえたシーターが言葉をさえぎった。鹿の美しい毛皮に心を奪われ、喜びに満ちて語り始めた。
Sita was too enchanted by the skin of the deer to retain her sense of discrimination. Intervening, she said to Rama joyfully with a pure smile on her face:
FAQs
It cautions that dharma-guided action requires steady discrimination; fascination with outward beauty can cloud judgment and lead one away from satya (clear seeing of reality).
Despite warnings, Sītā is captivated by the deer’s appearance and interrupts, preparing to ask Rāma to obtain it.
The verse highlights a lapse of discernment rather than a virtue—showing how even the noble can be momentarily overcome by moha.