Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 9
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः
Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
अद्य बार्हस्पत श्श्रीमान्युक्तः पुष्योऽनु राघव।प्रोच्यते ब्राह्मणैः प्राज्ञैः केन त्वमसि दुर्मनाः।।।।
adya bārhaspataś śrīmān yuktaḥ puṣyo 'nu rāghava | procyate brāhmaṇaiḥ prājñaiḥ kena tvam asi durmanāḥ ||
ໂອ ຣາຆະວະ, ມື້ນີ້ເປັນວັນມົງຄຸນໃນນັກສະຕຣະ «ປຸສຍະ» ໂດຍມີພຣະພຶຫັດສະປະຕິ (Bṛhaspati) ເປັນປະທານ; ພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ຮູ້ທັນໄດ້ປະກາດວ່າເປັນວັນຄວນຄ່າ (ສໍາລັບພິທີອະພິເສກ). ເຫດໃດທ່ານຈຶ່ງໝອງໝົດໃຈ?
O scion of the Raghu race, today has been declared by learned brahmins a suitable and auspicious day for consecration under Pushya star with Brihaspati as presiding deity. Then why are you dejected?
FAQs
Dharma is framed through social-ritual order: auspicious timing and learned counsel support righteous kingship; Sītā appeals to that public dharmic framework to question Rāma’s grief.
Sītā contrasts the proclaimed auspiciousness of the coronation day with Rāma’s visible dejection, seeking the hidden cause.
Sītā’s discernment—she understands the public meaning of the day and notices the mismatch between outer celebration and inner sorrow.