Shloka 5
सीताविलापः
Sita’s Lament and Resolve under Threat
नैवास्ति दोषो मम नूनमत्र वध्याहमस्याप्रियदर्शनस्य।भावं न चास्याहमनुप्रदातु मलं द्विजो मन्त्रमिवाद्विजाय।।5.28.5।।
naivāsti doṣo mama nūnam atra vadhyāham asyāpriyadarśanasya | bhāvaṃ na cāsyāham anupradātuṃ malaṃ dvijo mantram ivādvijāya ||5.28.5||
私がここで死んでも罪にはなりません。あの忌まわしい者に殺される運命なのですから。彼に心を許すことはできません。バラモンがふさわしくない者に聖なる真言（マントラ）を与えないのと同じように。
"I will not be blamed if I commit suicide now.I stand condemned to death in the hands of this ugly Ravana. I cannot bestow my affection on him or surender to his desire like a brahmin would not like to impart Vedic knowledge to a non-brahmin. (Better die of my own accord than be killed by a sinful ogre).
FAQs
Steadfast fidelity and moral non-consent: Sītā asserts that yielding her heart to adharma is improper even under threat; death is preferable to violating righteousness.
In Laṅkā’s Aśoka-vana, Sītā reflects on Rāvaṇa’s coercion and the looming danger, reaffirming that she will not accept him.
Sītā’s unwavering chastity, integrity, and adherence to dharma under extreme coercion.