Shloka 14
सीताया धर्मोपदेशः—शस्त्रसंयोगदोषकथा
Sita’s Counsel on Dharma and the Peril of Weapon-Association
त्वां चैव प्रस्थितं दृष्ट्वा राम चिन्ताकुलं मनः।।3.9.13।।सर्वतचशिन्तय्नत्या मे तव निश्श्रेयसं नृप।न हि मे रोचते वीर गमनं दण्डकान्प्रति।।3.9.14।।कारणं तत्र वक्ष्यामि वदन्त्याश्श्रूयतां मम।
tvāṃ caiva prasthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāma cintākulaṃ manaḥ ||3.9.13||
sarvataś cintayantyā me tava niḥśreyasaṃ nṛpa |
na hi me rocate vīra gamanaṃ daṇḍakān prati ||3.9.14||
kāraṇaṃ tatra vakṣyāmi vadantyāḥ śrūyatāṃ mama |
あなたが旅立たれるのを見て、ラーマよ、わたしの心は不安で満ちます。あなたの最高の安寧を思い、あらゆる面から案じるゆえに、王よ、勇士よ、ダンダカへ向かわれることをわたしはよしとしません。その理由を申しましょう——どうか我が言葉をお聞きください。
O brave Rama, I do not like your going to Dandaka forest. I shall tell you the reason. Do listen.
FAQs
Dharma is guided by reasoned counsel and restraint: even a righteous mission must be assessed for unintended consequences, and advice should be offered respectfully.
Sītā openly states her objection to Rāma’s proposed movement toward Daṇḍaka and asks him to hear her rationale.
Sītā’s moral courage and clarity—she speaks frankly yet courteously, prioritizing Rāma’s welfare (niḥśreyasa).