Shloka 1
दशमः सर्गः — Rama’s Vow to Protect the Sages of Daṇḍaka
Dharma of Refuge
वाक्यमेतत्तु वैदेह्या व्याहृतं भर्तृभक्तया।श्रुत्वा धर्मे स्थितो रामः प्रत्युवाचाथ मैथिलीम्।।।।
vākyam etat tu vaidehyā vyāhṛtaṃ bhartṛbhaktayā | śrutvā dharme sthito rāmaḥ pratyuvācātha maithilīm ||
ಪತಿಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ವೈದೇಹಿಯು ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಿದ ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ, ಧರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾದ ರಾಮನು ನಂತರ ಮೈಥಿಲಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಯುತ್ತರ ನೀಡಿದನು.
Having heard these words spoken by Sita who was devoted to her husband, replied Rama who was firm in righteousness.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as steadiness and right judgment: Rāma listens and responds as one anchored in righteousness, while Sītā’s speech is rooted in loyal, principled devotion.
Sītā has spoken from a position of devotion and concern; the narrative marks Rāma’s dharmic readiness to answer her.
Rāma’s dharma-niṣṭhā (firm commitment to righteousness) and Sītā’s bhartṛ-bhakti (devoted fidelity).