Shloka 33
सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः
Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana
क्षिप्रं तव स नाथो मे रामः सौमित्रिणा सह।।।।तोयमल्पमिवादित्यः प्राणानादास्यते शरैः।
kṣipraṃ tava sa nātho me rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha |
toyam alpam ivādityaḥ prāṇān ādāsyate śaraiḥ ||
ಶೀಘ್ರವೇ ನನ್ನ ನಾಥ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನು, ಸೌಮಿತ್ರಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ, ತನ್ನ ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹರಣಮಾಡುವನು—ಸೂರ್ಯನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ನೀರನ್ನು ಬೇಗನೆ ಶೋಷಿಸುವಂತೆ.
"The wives of others will insult an evil-minded man who is not satisfied with his own wives, is fickle-minded and has no control over his senses.
FAQs
Dharma is protective and decisive: when violated, righteous action (punishment of wrongdoing) follows without delay.
Sītā foretells Rāma’s swift vengeance and uses a nature simile (sun evaporating water) to stress inevitability.
Confidence in dharma and in Rāma’s righteous power.