Shloka 3
सीतया लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् — Sita urges Lakshmana to seek Rama
The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’
तं क्षिप्रमभिधाव त्वं भ्रातरं शरणैषिणम्।।3.45.3।।रक्षसां वशमापन्नं सिंहानामिव गोवृषम्।
taṃ kṣipram abhidhāva tvaṃ bhrātaraṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇam | rakṣasāṃ vaśam āpannaṃ siṃhānām iva govṛṣam ||3.45.3||
നീ വേഗത്തിൽ നിന്റെ സഹോദരന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ഓടിച്ചെല്ലുക; ശരണം തേടുന്ന അവൻ രാക്ഷസരുടെ അധീനതയിൽ വീണിരിക്കുന്നു—സിംഹങ്ങൾ പിടിച്ചെടുത്ത കാളപോലെ.
O princess from Mithila, I do not want to use such harsh words. To me you are a deity (worthy of adoration). It is not surprising that women of the world use such undeserving words. It is their nature.
FAQs
Urgency in fulfilling one’s protective duty: when a loved one is in danger, dharma requires prompt action rather than delay.
Lakṣmaṇa is being pressed to leave Sītā and go to Rāma, who is believed to be in peril from rākṣasas.
Responsibility and readiness to protect—responding swiftly to a perceived threat to one’s elder brother.