Shloka 7
पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः
Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati
इयं तु भवतो भार्या दोषैरेतैर्विवर्जिता।श्लाघ्या च व्यपदेश्या च यथा देवी ह्यरुन्धती।।।।
iyaṃ tu bhavato bhāryā doṣair etair vivarjitā | ślāghyā ca vyapadeśyā ca yathā devī hy arundhatī ||
എന്നാൽ നിങ്ങളുടെ ധർമ്മപത്നി ഈ ദോഷങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നെല്ലാം വിമുക്തയാണ്; അവൾ പ്രശംസനീയയും ഉദാഹരണമായി ചൂണ്ടിക്കാട്ടപ്പെടേണ്ടവളുമാണ്—പൂജ്യയായ അരുന്ധതീ ദേവിയെപ്പോലെ.
Both the princes, unafraid of battles, held their bows, tied the quivers and carefully proceeded towards Panchavati along the path suggested by the sage.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē trayōdaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the thirteenth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Exemplarity in dharma: a virtuous life becomes a model for others, as Sītā is compared to Arundhatī, a standard of marital fidelity.
Agastya concludes his contrastive description by affirming that Sītā does not share the alleged faults and is an ideal wife.
Sītā’s purity of conduct, steadfastness, and praiseworthy fidelity (pativratā-ideal).